Forsyth County and Winston-Salem set no annual limit on the number of nights a property may be rented short-term. There is no cap because no dedicated STR ordinance exists. The only night-based line is the 90-day threshold that separates taxable short stays from long-term rentals.
Unlike some jurisdictions that cap unhosted rentals at, say, 90 or 180 nights per year, Forsyth County imposes no such limit through the UDO or a stand-alone ordinance. Properties can be rented short-term year-round as a residential use. The only relevant number is the county room-occupancy tax boundary: stays of fewer than 90 continuous days are taxable accommodations, while 90-plus-day rentals are treated as long-term and fall outside the occupancy-tax base.
Not applicable; there is no night cap to exceed. Occupancy tax remains due on all qualifying short stays regardless of total nights rented.
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