After the Fifth Circuit's Hignell-Stark v. New Orleans (2022) ruling struck the homestead-exemption rule, the city restored a primary-residence requirement using non-domiciliary alternatives for residential STR permit eligibility.
Following the 2022 Fifth Circuit decision invalidating the homestead-exemption-only test as discriminatory against out-of-state owners, the City Council passed Ordinance 33,968 in March 2023 limiting residential T1/T2 permits to one per lot and requiring proof of primary residence through driver's license, voter registration, or vehicle registration tied to the address. Operators may only hold a residential STR permit at the home where they physically reside. Commercial-zone T3 permits remain available to non-resident investors but are capped per square block.
False residency declarations void the permit, trigger fines up to $500 per day of operation, listing removal, and a five-year ban on reapplication; the city audits residency annually.
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New Orleans, LA
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New Orleans, LA
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New Orleans, LA
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New Orleans, LA
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New Orleans, LA
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