Short-term rental permit rules in Williamson County, TN — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Williamson County is among Tennessee's strictest for short-term rentals. The unincorporated county allows STRs only in Leiper's Fork; Franklin bans non-owner-occupied rentals citywide; Brentwood bans STRs in residential zones. State law grandfathers units operating before each ban.
Short-term rental rules are set locally in Williamson County and are unusually restrictive. The county's zoning ordinance, effective January 1, 2013, permits short-term vacation rentals only in the Leiper's Fork district of the unincorporated county. Franklin banned all non-owner-occupied short-term rentals citywide in December 2019, defining an STR as a stay under 21 days. Brentwood bans short-term rentals in residential zoning, treating any rental under 90 days as short-term. Under the Tennessee Short-Term Rental Unit Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §13-7-603, these bans cannot reach units already operating lawfully before each ordinance took effect, until the property is sold or the use lapses.
Operating a banned short-term rental brings city code-enforcement action. Under state law, Franklin fines violators $50 per day plus court costs, and repeat violations can end a grandfathered unit's protection.
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