Suffolk sets no short-term rental insurance requirement, and Virginia mandates none. The bed-and-breakfast rules in UDO Section 31-703 carry no coverage clause. Hosts should still carry liability insurance, since standard homeowner policies exclude commercial rental activity.
Neither Suffolk's code nor Virginia law fixes a minimum insurance amount for short-term or bed-and-breakfast lodging. Section 31-703 addresses parking, signage, owner-occupancy, and stay length, but says nothing about liability coverage, so no proof of insurance is required at permitting. That leaves the risk with the host: a typical homeowner policy excludes income-generating rental activity, so operators add a short-term-rental endorsement or a commercial policy. Airbnb and Vrbo provide host liability coverage on platform bookings, but direct bookings leave the host exposed without separate insurance.
There is no penalty for lacking insurance, since none is required. An uninsured host bears full personal liability for any guest injury or property damage.
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