St. Louis does not restrict short-term rentals to a host's primary residence, so investor-owned non-owner-occupied STRs are allowed citywide subject to permits, hotel tax, and zoning compliance.
St. Louis takes a permissive approach compared to cities like New York or Honolulu that limit STRs to the operator's primary home. Under Title XI of the city Revised Code, both owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied dwelling units may be permitted as STRs. Missouri §67.187 partially preempts cities from banning STRs in residential zones, leaving room only for permit, tax, health, and safety rules. Operators must register the unit, post the permit number on listings, collect the city's transient hotel/convention taxes (~17% combined with state and county), and follow occupancy and parking standards.
Listing an STR while falsely claiming primary-residence status to avoid commercial-use review, or failing to register a non-owner-occupied unit, may trigger permit denial and tax-collection back-assessments.
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