South Bend sets no short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap. Guest numbers are governed only by the International Property Maintenance Code's general floor-area and bedroom standards that apply to all dwellings.
The city has no ordinance limiting how many guests a short-term rental may host. STRs are exempt from the Rental Safety Verification Program (Sec. 6-81(c)(2)), so they receive no occupancy certificate. Practical limits come from the International Property Maintenance Code, which South Bend uses for housing standards; it ties maximum occupancy to bedroom count and minimum square footage per occupant. Indiana's IC 36-1-24 also bars occupancy rules crafted to unreasonably restrict rentals.
There is no STR-specific occupancy fine. Overcrowding that violates the property-maintenance code can be cited as a housing violation, and any resulting noise or parking breaches carry their own penalties.
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No South Bend or Indiana law limits holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays on residential property. The city acts only through neutral rules against o...
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South Bend handles garage-sale signs through its zoning sign ordinance. A sign on your own property with the owner's consent is allowed and must come down af...
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South Bend regulates signs through its Chapter 21 zoning ordinance, but political signs on private property are protected speech the city cannot restrict by ...
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South Bend requires every non-owner-occupied rental to register annually by September 1 for a $5 fee, and to pass a Rental Safety Verification Program inspec...
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South Bend cannot require just cause to evict — Indiana bars cities from regulating the landlord-tenant relationship under IC 32-31-1-20. Evictions follow st...
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South Bend has no rent control, and Indiana law forbids it. IC 32-31-1-20 bars any city, town, or county from regulating rental rates unless the General Asse...
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