Henrico permits short-term rentals only at the owner's primary residence. Section 24-4431(B) requires the dwelling to be occupied by the resident at least 185 days per year, and the resident must certify that occupancy before offering the property. Buying a home solely to rent it short-term is not allowed.
Zoning Section 24-4431(B) states that only a dwelling occupied by the resident for at least 185 days per year may be offered for short-term rental, and the resident must certify, on a form provided by the Planning Director, that they occupy the property at least 185 days per year before offering it. This primary-residence limit means a homeowner living in the house year-round may rent it for hosted stays, and may rent the whole house for unhosted stays while temporarily away, but buying a house solely for short-term rental, or living in one house while short-term-renting another, is prohibited. The rule confines short-term rentals to genuine owner-occupied homes in the allowed One-Family Residence and A-1 Agricultural districts, protecting neighborhood character.
Offering a non-primary-residence for short-term rental, or falsely certifying 185-day occupancy, violates Section 24-4431 and can void registration. It exposes the operator to the $500 penalty under County Code Sec. 20-282 and, on repeated violations, a bar on offering the
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