Reno, NV Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)
Key Facts
- Base tax rate
- 1% of gross lodging receipts
- Assessment district add-on
- extra 1% in police district
- Redevelopment district add-on
- extra 1.5% in bond district
- Collecting agency
- Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority
- Long-stay exemption
- 28+ consecutive days exempt
Summary
Reno taxes short-term rentals as transient lodging: a 1% citywide license tax on gross receipts, plus an extra 1% in the downtown police-assessment district and 1.5% in the redevelopment bond district, collected by the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority.
(a)Amount of tax. There is fixed and imposed a license tax for revenue on each operator of transient lodging in the city in the amount of one percent of the gross receipts derived by each operator from the renting of transient lodging within the city limits. ... (b)Penalty and interest. ... shall charge and collect in addition to the tax: (1)A penalty of ten percent of the amount due, exclusive of interest, or an administrative fee of $100.00, whichever is greater.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Administrative Code: Supplement 64 | Land Development Code: Supplement 5 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Reno Municipal Code § 2.10.200 imposes a 1% license tax on the gross receipts an operator collects from renting transient lodging within city limits: a category that expressly includes vacation homes and other paid stays under 28 days. Rentals inside the 1995 downtown police-assessment district add another 1%, and rentals inside the 2001 redevelopment bond district add 1.5%. The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority collects the tax and, under Sec. 2.10.210, requires operators to hold a license before renting. Stays of 28 or more consecutive days are exempt.
Violations & Fines
Renting without the required transient lodging license, or failing to remit the tax, draws a 10% penalty (or $100 minimum) plus 1.5% monthly interest under Sec. 2.10.200(b); operating without the license under Sec. 2.10.210 is a separate violation each day.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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