Short-term rental permit rules in Washington County, AR — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Arkansas has no statewide short-term rental license, so rules vary sharply across Washington County. Fayetteville runs the strictest program, with Type 1 and Type 2 permits and a citywide cap; the unincorporated county has no STR ordinance.
Short-term rental rules in Washington County are set locally. Fayetteville requires a business license and splits rentals into Type 1, an owner-occupied primary residence lived in at least nine months a year, and Type 2, a non-owner-occupied rental. Type 2 in a residential zone needs a conditional use permit, and Ordinance 6672 caps Type 2 licenses at 475 citywide, a number the city has reached. Fayetteville also runs a life-safety inspection and a Landlord's Representative Registry for a local contact. Springdale regulates rentals too. The unincorporated county has no STR ordinance; rentals there fall under general county planning rules.
Operating an unlicensed rental in Fayetteville or Springdale risks fines, denial, and code-enforcement action. Type 2 hosts without a conditional use permit cannot obtain a Fayetteville business license.
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