Charlotte has not enacted annual night caps limiting how many days a short-term rental can host paying guests. North Carolina's preemption framework constrains cities from imposing operational limits tied to property registration.
Unlike cities such as San Francisco or Boston, Charlotte does not cap the number of rental nights per year for whole-home or partial STRs. The UDO classifies short-term lodging as a use rather than imposing duration ceilings. Mecklenburg County collects the 8 percent room occupancy tax on each rental, and the state collects sales tax, but neither establishes a maximum number of nights. NCGS Chapter 160D restricts cities from using registration to enforce operational caps. Hosts therefore plan based on demand and HOA covenants, not city-set night limits.
There are no city-issued violations for exceeding annual night counts; failure to remit occupancy or sales tax is the more common enforcement issue.
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