New Orleans, LA Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)
Key Facts
- Application fee
- $50, non-refundable
- Owner permit fee
- $500 (Type N) / $1,000 (Type C)
- Operator permit fee
- $150 (Type N) / $1,000 (Type C)
- Nightly occupancy fee
- $12/night (§ 26-616(d))
- Occupancy tax rate
- 6.75% of rent (§ 150-1261)
- Platform permit fee
- $5,000-$30,000/yr by volume
Summary
Every New Orleans short-term rental carries a stack of city fees on top of state and local taxes: a $50 non-refundable application fee, an annual owner permit fee of $500 (non-commercial) or $1,000 (commercial), and a $12 per-night occupancy fee under City Code § 26-616, plus a 6.75% short-term rental occupancy tax levied separately under § 150-1261.
Sec. 26-616(b): A non-refundable application fee of $50.00 shall be due upon submission of any new or renewal short-term rental application.(c)The following annual permit fees...shall be due...:(1)Short-term rental owner permit:(i)Type N — Non-commercial: $500.00.(ii)Type C — Commercial: $1,000.00...(2)Short-term rental operator permit:(i)Type N — Non-commercial: $150.00.(ii)Type C — Commercial: $1,000.00...(d)The owner shall remit to the city a $12.00 fee for each night of occupancy of a dwelling unit used as a short-term rental to offset the costs of enforcement and other costs borne by the city. Sec. 150-1261: There is hereby levied a tax upon the paid occupancy of short term rentals located within the City of New Orleans. The occupancy tax is levied at the rate of six and three-quarters percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 116 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
§ 26-616 sets two owner-permit classes tied to the property's zoning use, non-commercial Type N and commercial Type C, and prices them differently. Every new or renewal application, of either type, first requires a non-refundable $50 application fee. Once approved, the annual owner permit fee is $500 for Type N and $1,000 for Type C, with a $25 fee to replace a lost operator card. Operator permits run $150 a year for Type N and $1,000 for Type C. Platforms pay their own tiered annual fee based on verification volume: $5,000 for up to 1,000 verifications a year, $10,000 for 1,001–5,000, $20,000 for 5,001–10,000, and $30,000 for 10,001 or more.
r carries its own $500 application fee. 75% of the rent or fee charged, added on top of every other tax already due on the stay. 1, though the underlying legal duty to pay stays with the owner if the platform fails to do so.
Violations & Fines
Failing to remit the $12 nightly occupancy fee, the annual permit fee, or the 6.75% § 150-1261 occupancy tax is a taxes-and-fees violation independent of any zoning issue; unpaid taxes or fees also make the property ineligible for permit renewal under § 26-617(a)(7), and nonpayment can trigger the same $1,000-per-offense minimum fine and permit suspension or revocation set out in § 26-629.
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Sources & Official References
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