Short-term rental permit rules in Sumner County, TN — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Short-term rental rules in Sumner County are set by each city. Gallatin issues STR permits through its Planning Department; Hendersonville allows them only in commercial zones. State law protects owner-occupied and pre-existing rentals from local bans under Tenn. Code Ann. §13-7-603.
Sumner County regulates short-term rentals city by city rather than through a single county ordinance. Gallatin requires a short-term rental permit from its Planning Department, with a site plan showing guest parking. Hendersonville, under its 2016 vacation-rental ordinance, permits STRs only in the Old Town Commercial and General Commercial zones, not in residential districts, and requires a site plan, use-and-occupancy permit, and business license; a home where the owner lives full-time and rents only a portion is exempt. Across all of these, the Tennessee Short-Term Rental Unit Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §13-7-601 to 13-7-606, bars local governments from banning owner-occupied or lawfully pre-existing rentals.
Operating without a required city permit brings code-enforcement action and fines; Hendersonville has obtained court injunctions against illegal rentals. State law lets cities fine violators and, for repeat offenses, end a grandfathered unit's protection.
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