Kenner, LA Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)
Key Facts
- Fee amount
- $750 nonrefundable processing fee, annually
- Separate from tax
- Distinct from Kenner Occupational License Tax
- License type
- Regulatory license, not a revenue license
- Collector
- Paid to Inspections and Code Enforcement
Summary
Operating a short-term rental in the City of Kenner costs a nonrefundable $750 processing fee, paid annually with the license application to the Department of Inspections and Code Enforcement. Unified Development Code Section 12.16(e)(1) sets that fee, and Section 12.16(d)(5) makes clear the license is a separate regulatory charge, not a substitute for Kenner's occupational license tax.
(5)The requirements for the lodging accommodation license herein provided are requirements separate and apart from and in addition to the license requirements for the Kenner Occupational License Tax under article IV, chapter 10 of this Code. The required lodging accommodation license under this article is a regulatory license and not a revenue license. ... (e)Application, fees, requirements for licensing:(1)Any person desiring to operate a short-term rental shall obtain an initial lodging accommodation license or renew a previously issued and unrevoked license and shall submit an application along with a nonrefundable processing fee annually to inspections and code enforcement in the form prescribed by inspection and code enforcement department. The processing fee shall be seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00).
Full Breakdown
Section 12.16(e)(1) of Kenner's Unified Development Code requires anyone applying for an initial or renewal lodging accommodation license to submit a nonrefundable processing fee of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) along with the application, paid annually to the Department of Inspections and Code Enforcement. The fee covers processing of a lengthy application package: proof of ownership or a lease authorizing the operator, an affidavit designating the local responsible party, a copy of the required guest brochure, proof of at least $500,000 in general liability insurance, photographs of the property, and background information for the Kenner Police Department's review.
Section 12.16(d)(5) draws a sharp line between this fee and Kenner's other tax obligations, stating that the lodging accommodation license requirements are separate from and in addition to the license requirements for the Kenner Occupational License Tax under article IV of chapter 10, and specifying that the lodging accommodation license itself is 'a regulatory license and not a revenue license.' That means a short-term rental operator in Kenner owes the $750 lodging accommodation fee on top of, not instead of, any occupational license tax otherwise due, and on top of sales and use taxes collected on the rental itself.
Violations & Fines
Failing to pay the $750 processing fee with a timely application means the Department of Inspections and Code Enforcement cannot issue or renew the lodging accommodation license, and an expired license is immediately invalid under Section 12.16(e)(3). Operating without the license carries its own separate criminal penalty under Section 12.16(k) of up to a $500 fine or six months in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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