Rock County imposes no primary-residence requirement for short-term rentals. Wisconsin's Right to Rent law limits how far any subdivision can restrict rentals, though local day caps may effectively favor part-year, owner-occupied use.
Neither Rock County nor Wisconsin requires a short-term rental to be the operator's primary residence. Wis. Stat. 66.1014 protects the rental of a residential dwelling and bars subdivisions from banning rentals of seven consecutive days or longer. A subdivision may, however, cap rentals of more than 6 but fewer than 30 consecutive days at no fewer than 180 days per 365-day period, which can make non-owner-occupied, year-round operation harder but does not create a formal primary-residence mandate. Any owner-occupancy or homestead-style preference would come from an individual city, village, or town ordinance, not the county.
There is no county primary-residence rule to violate. Exceeding a lawful local day cap can lead to municipal citations and loss of a local rental license.
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