Henrico operators must register annually with the Department of Finance before offering any property for short-term rental. Registration requires the operator's name and each property address, a $200 annual fee, and follows zoning approval. Registrations are valid one year. No property may be offered without a valid registration.
County Code Section 20-280 establishes a short-term rental registry. Operators must register annually with the director of finance, providing the operator's complete name and the address of each property offered for short-term rental, and pay a $200 fee at the time of registration each year. Registration follows zoning approval: the homeowner first contacts the Permit Center for zoning clearance, receives a unique number, then registers online through the County's Host Compliance portal, where the $200 fee (including the cost of a safety inspection) is paid and a certificate of registration is issued. Registration must be renewed each year. Certain operators are exempt from registering, including those with more than 10 rentable rooms (subject instead to business license tax), timeshares, operators
Under County Code Sec. 20-282, offering a property for short-term rental without a valid registration makes the operator liable for a $500 penalty for each violation; until the penalty is paid and the property registered, the operator may not continue
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