Lafayette Parish, LA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Re-application bar
- 1 year after revocation is final
- Tied to
- licensee and specific property
- Evasion block
- covers interposed persons/fronts
- Appeal window
- 21 days to district court
- Territorial scope
- City of Lafayette only
Summary
Lafayette bars a revoked short-term rental licensee from reapplying for that same property for one full year after the revocation decision becomes final, closing off quick relicensing after a strike.
The director shall not consider any subsequent application for a short-term rental license by the licensee(s) listed on a revoked license for the property identified thereon within a period of one year beginning on the date the director's decision to revoke the license becomes final. For the purposes of this prohibition, no license shall be issued to any person who is an interposed person for the licensee whose license has been revoked.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 73-18, once the director's revocation of a short-term rental license becomes final, the director will not consider any new license application from the same licensee(s) for the same property for one year. The bar also reaches straw operators: no license may issue to an "interposed person" fronting for the revoked licensee, the director can demand a sworn written disclosure of who is really running the operation, and no license can issue to any licensee in which the revoked operator holds a direct or indirect economic interest. This applies only within the City of Lafayette (Chapter 73's territorial reach per Sec. 73-2), not unincorporated parish areas or the separate municipalities of Broussard, Carencro, Duson, Scott, Youngsville and Milton.
Violations & Fines
Revocation follows an informal hearing before the director (Sec. 73-27); the written decision is appealable to the 15th Judicial District Court within 21 days. Once final, the one-year re-application bar under Sec. 73-18 attaches automatically to that licensee and property.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a revoked short-term rental licensee reapply right away in Lafayette?
Does the one-year revocation bar apply parish-wide?
Can a revoked operator dodge the ban by relicensing under a different name?
Sources & Official References
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