Brown County does not publish a county-wide STR occupancy cap. Maximum guest counts are governed by the property's state Tourist Rooming House license under Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 72, set during the Brown County Public Health pre-inspection.
Wis. Stat. §66.1014 (the right-to-rent law) prohibits Wisconsin local governments from outright banning rentals of 7+ consecutive days, but permits enforcement of safety and occupancy standards. Brown County does not impose a separate numeric occupancy cap. Instead, occupancy is set on a per-property basis through the Tourist Rooming House license under ATCP 72. Brown County Public Health performs the pre-inspection that determines bedroom count, egress windows, smoke and CO detector placement, and bunk-bed compliance, all of which constrain occupancy. Operators in unincorporated towns that opted into county zoning under Wis. Stat. Ch. 91 may face additional town-level density rules. Confirm your property's specific occupancy at 920-448-6400.
Exceeding the licensed occupancy can trigger ATCP 72 enforcement, including forfeitures under Wis. Stat. §97 and possible TRH license suspension or revocation by Brown County Public Health.
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