Horn Lake has no published per-bedroom or per-unit short-term rental occupancy cap. STRs fall under the Rental Housing Code (Ordinance 22-06-281, effective January 1, 2023) and the property maintenance / building code standards adopted by the city. Mississippi has no statewide STR preemption; confirm any limit with Horn Lake Planning at (662) 393-6705.
Horn Lake's Rental Property Ordinance No. 22-06-281, adopted June 21, 2022 and effective January 1, 2023, requires owners of leased residential properties to obtain a Rental Property License from Planning and Development. The ordinance does not publish a numeric guest-occupancy cap specific to short-term rentals. Mississippi adopts the International Residential Code and International Property Maintenance Code-based standards through the State Building Code (Mississippi Code Section 17-2-1 et seq.), which set minimum room dimensions and habitable square footage per occupant; those standards function as the de facto occupancy ceiling. Mississippi SB2693 (2019), which would have preempted local STR rules including occupancy limits, died in committee, leaving Horn Lake with full home-rule authority under MS Code Section 17-1-3. STR operators must also collect Mississippi sales tax (7%) and any DeSoto County tourism levy on stays under 30 days. For the exact occupancy cap applied during Rental Property License review, contact Planning at (662) 393-6705 or plandept@hornlake.org.
Renting without a Rental Property License, or operating in violation of the property maintenance code's habitable-area-per-occupant standards, can trigger code-enforcement citations, license suspension, and abatement orders under Ordinance 22-06-281 and Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances. Confirm specific penalties with Code Enforcement.
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