Las Vegas, NV Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Cap
- 2 persons/bedroom, kids under 12 excluded
- Hard ceiling
- 16 persons per unit
- Also limited by
- Uniform Housing Code figure
- Placard required
- 8.5x11 in, posted outside
- Fine
- $1,000 or nightly rate, whichever greater
Summary
Las Vegas caps short-term rental occupancy at two guests per bedroom, local Housing Code limits, or sixteen people total: whichever is lowest.
(B)The maximum occupancy of a short-term residential rental unit shall not exceed any of the following limits:(1)Two persons per bedroom (but excluding children under the age of twelve);(2)The maximum occupancy limits for residential dwellings established by the Uniform Housing Code, as adopted in LVMC Chapter 16.20; or(3)Sixteen persons within that unit at any given time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
LVMC 6.75.090(B) sets three ceilings on any licensed short-term residential rental and requires the operator to use whichever number is lowest: two persons per bedroom (kids under 12 excluded from the count), the maximum occupancy figure the Uniform Housing Code assigns that unit under LVMC Chapter 16.20, or a hard cap of sixteen people in the unit at any one time. The limit must be posted on an exterior placard at least 8.5 by 11 inches, printed in 72-point type, alongside the required 24-hour contact number. The code separately bars renting the unit out for weddings, parties or receptions.
Violations & Fines
Operating over the posted occupancy limit is a violation of LVMC Chapter 6.75. Civil fines under LVMC 6.02.400(C) run $1,000 per violation or the unit's nightly rental value, whichever is greater, for a licensed operator; the Director can also suspend or revoke the STR license for a second violation within 24 months.
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