Cumberland County and Fayetteville place no cap on how many nights a year a short-term rental may operate. The only night-count that matters is the tax threshold: any stay of fewer than 90 continuous days is taxable, and a property rented year-round faces no local night limit.
Some cities limit unhosted STRs to a set number of rental nights per year, but neither Fayetteville nor Cumberland County has adopted such a cap. As long as the zoning district allows the transient-lodging use, the property can be rented as often as demand allows. The relevant 90-day figure is purely a tax line: the county room occupancy tax and NC accommodations sales tax apply to stays under 90 continuous days, and a rental only escapes the tax once a booking actually exceeds 90 days under a written contract. That threshold defines what counts as 'short-term' for taxation, not a maximum number of rental nights.
No night-cap violation exists. Operating outside the permitted zoning district, or failing to remit occupancy tax on taxable stays, is what draws enforcement.
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