Rutherford County and Murfreesboro do not cap the number of nights a short-term rental can operate. State law bars local rules that effectively prohibit STR use, and grandfathers existing rentals against later caps.
No annual rental-night cap or minimum-stay limit applies to short-term rentals in Rutherford County or Murfreesboro, so a property can be rented year-round. Tennessee's Short-Term Rental Unit Act limits how far local governments can go: an ordinance that prohibits or effectively prohibits STR use does not apply to a property already used as a short-term rental before the rule (legacy protection under T.C.A. 13-7-603). That legacy status continues until the property is sold, transferred, or is not used as a short-term rental unit for 30 continuous months, or the operator racks up three or more violations. Because a hard night cap can 'effectively prohibit' STR use, it is preempted for legacy operators.
No night-cap penalty exists locally. The relevant risk is losing state legacy protection after a sale, a 30-month gap in STR use, or three or more violations of local law.
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