Short-term stays in South Bend are taxed about 15% total: Indiana's 7% state sales tax plus St. Joseph County's 8% innkeeper's tax. Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit both automatically for Indiana listings.
Guests pay Indiana's 7% state gross retail (sales) tax and St. Joseph County's innkeeper's tax, which rose to 8% effective October 1, 2021, for a combined rate near 15% on rentals of under 30 days. Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit both taxes on Indiana bookings. South Bend charges no separate STR license fee; the only recurring city obligation is rental registration for non-owner-occupied properties, which carries a $300 penalty if a rental goes unregistered.
Failing to register a non-owner-occupied rental costs $300 per unit. Hosts who book off-platform must remit the 7% sales tax and 8% county innkeeper's tax themselves; unpaid tax accrues Indiana state penalties and interest.
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No South Bend or Indiana law limits holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays on residential property. The city acts only through neutral rules against o...
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South Bend handles garage-sale signs through its zoning sign ordinance. A sign on your own property with the owner's consent is allowed and must come down af...
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South Bend regulates signs through its Chapter 21 zoning ordinance, but political signs on private property are protected speech the city cannot restrict by ...
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South Bend requires every non-owner-occupied rental to register annually by September 1 for a $5 fee, and to pass a Rental Safety Verification Program inspec...
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South Bend cannot require just cause to evict — Indiana bars cities from regulating the landlord-tenant relationship under IC 32-31-1-20. Evictions follow st...
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South Bend has no rent control, and Indiana law forbids it. IC 32-31-1-20 bars any city, town, or county from regulating rental rates unless the General Asse...
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