Greensboro, NC Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

2 requires every short-term rental to hold a zoning permit that is conspicuously posted on the property and on every advertisement or posting for the rental. A new permit is required whenever the property owner or local operator changes, and that switch must be reported and a new permit obtained within 30 days of the change. The same subsection gives the Planning Department two independent grounds to deny or revoke a short-term rental's permit. The first is conviction of the owner or operator of a criminal offense under North Carolina General Statutes committed on the short-term rental premises.

The second is the strikes rule: having two or more verified violations of the short-term rental standards, or of any other City ordinance, on the premises within a 365-day period. Because the trigger counts violations of any city ordinance, not just short-term rental standards, a property that racks up unrelated code violations, such as noise, parking, or nuisance citations, on top of a short-term rental infraction can hit the two-strike threshold and lose its permit. Revocation is layered on top of, not a substitute for, whatever other enforcement action the city can already take under Section 30-5-4, so the Planning Department can pursue civil penalties or other remedies in addition to pulling the permit.