Allen County sets no STR-specific occupancy cap. Indiana law expressly lets local units enforce reasonable occupancy limits, but they must apply the same as for other homes. Practical limits come from building and fire codes, not an STR ordinance.
The unincorporated county has no ordinance capping guests in a short-term rental. Under IC 36-1-24 as amended by HEA 1210, a unit may enforce reasonable occupancy limits and health-and-safety standards, provided enforcement is the same as for non-STR residential property and does not function as a ban. In practice, occupancy is governed by the Indiana building and fire codes (bedrooms, egress, septic capacity) applied to any dwelling. Inside Fort Wayne or New Haven, city occupancy standards apply. There is no fixed statewide guest number for STRs; limits derive from the dwelling's lawful residential capacity.
No county STR occupancy penalty exists. Overcrowding beyond building- or fire-code capacity is enforced through those codes by the local building/fire authority, the same as for any residence.
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