Lee's Summit caps short-term rentals at two rented rooms and four unrelated guests, or a single family, per property under Section 6.505, among the tighter guest limits in the metro.
Section 6.505(C) allows a maximum of two rooms to be rented, and Section 6.505(D) caps occupancy at four unrelated guests or one family. These are firm limits, not per-bedroom formulas, and they pair with the requirement that an owner or local representative live on the same or an adjacent parcel. The caps sit on top of the location rules limiting rentals to single-family homes and duplexes on parcels over one acre or within the Old Town plan area. Exceeding the caps is a violation that jeopardizes the host's business license.
Renting more than two rooms or hosting more than four unrelated guests violates Section 6.505 and is enforced under Section 1-13, up to $500 and/or 90 days, with business-license revocation.
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