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Nashville, TN Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Trigger
3 documented Metro Code violations
Notice required
15 days written notice
Reapplication bar
1 year after revocation
Appeal path
Short Term Rental Appeals Board
Enforcing agency
Dept. of Codes Administration

Summary

Metro Nashville can revoke a short-term rental permit once the zoning administrator finds three violations of the Metro Code tied to that unit's operation.

If the zoning administrator determines, based on reasonably reliable information that the zoning administrator has obtained ... that three violations of generally applicable provisions of the Metropolitan Code of Laws have occurred as a direct result of the operation of the short-term rental unit, the permit to operate an STRP may be revoked if no appeal rights remain.

Source: Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson CountyView official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 53 | Charter: Republication 9).

Full Breakdown

Under Metro Code § 6.28.030.A.5.l, the department of codes administration must first give the permit holder 15 days' written notice of any alleged violation. If the zoning administrator then determines, from reliable evidence such as public records, regularly kept reports, or the operator's own statements, that three violations of generally applicable Metro Code provisions occurred from operating the short-term rental property, the STRP permit may be revoked once appeal rights are exhausted. A revoked permit locks the property out of a new STRP permit for one year.

Violations & Fines

Zoning administrator finds 3 violations tied to the STRP after 15 days' written notice; permit revoked once appeals are exhausted, with a 1-year reapplication bar for that property.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many strikes before Nashville revokes an STRP permit?
Three violations of generally applicable Metro Code provisions tied to the unit's operation, per § 6.28.030.A.5.l.ii, once appeal rights are exhausted.
Can a revoked STRP permit be reissued right away?
No. Once revoked, no new permit issues for that property for one year, per § 6.28.030.A.5.l.vi.

Sources & Official References

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