Short-Term Rentals in Indiana (2026)

Indiana Code 36-1-24 prohibits local units from banning short-term rentals statewide. Cities and counties may impose…

Anderson has no separate short-term-rental permit ordinance. Under Indiana Code 36-1-24 an owner-occupied STR is a…

Indiana Code 36-1-24 bars Elkhart County and its cities from banning short-term rentals in residential zones. The…

Indianapolis adopted Chapter 852 of the Revised Code (the Short-Term Rental Permit Program, effective 2025) requiring…

Under Indiana's statewide STR law (IC 36-1-24), a local unit may require a permit for each short-term-rental property…

South Bend has no dedicated short-term rental permit and cannot ban rentals under Indiana's IC 36-1-24. STRs are…

Indiana Code 36-1-24 bars St. Joseph County and its cities from banning short-term rentals in residential zones; South…

Anyone in Tippecanoe County's zoning jurisdiction who wants to rent a dwelling short-term as a transient guest room…

Elkhart County sets no rental-specific noise rule; STR guests obey Chapter 94 like any resident. Sound plainly audible…

There is no STR-specific state noise rule. Guests at a Lake County short-term rental must follow the same…

Indiana imposes 7% state sales tax plus county innkeeper's tax on rentals under 30 days. Marketplace facilitators like…

Short-term rentals in Allen County must collect the county innkeeper's tax of 8% on lodging under 30 days, plus…

Anderson STR stays under 30 days owe Indiana's 7% state sales tax plus the Madison County innkeeper's tax of 5%…

Elkhart County levies a 5% innkeeper's tax on gross retail income from lodging under County Code § 36.045, which sets…

Hamilton County levies an 8% innkeeper's (lodging) tax on stays under 30 days, including Airbnb and Vrbo rentals, on…

Marion County imposes a 10 percent innkeeper's tax on lodging under Sec. 121-204, a countywide levy adopted by the…

Short-term stays in Lake County are subject to the 5% Lake County innkeeper's (lodging) tax under IC 6-9-2, on top of…

St. Joseph County levies a 6% innkeeper's tax on lodging rented under 30 days under IC 6-9-1-5, on top of Indiana's 7%…

Indianapolis short-term rentals can't just park on the lawn: Section 852-105(3) requires STR parking to comply with the…

Anderson sets no STR-specific occupancy cap. Guest numbers are governed by the building- and safety-code capacity that…

Indiana law (IC 36-1-24-8) makes owner-occupied short-term rentals a permitted residential use that cannot be zoned…

Indiana's STR law lets a unit set a reasonable maximum occupancy, and the owner states an intended maximum on the…

Indiana defines a short-term rental as a stay of fewer than 30 days (IC 36-1-24-6) but sets no annual cap on rental…

Anderson does not require a host to be on-site or to hire a property manager. Indiana Code 36-1-24 lets a city require…

An accessory dwelling unit in unincorporated Tippecanoe County can never be rented as a transient guest house, and if…

Anderson cannot limit short-term rentals to owners' primary residences. Indiana Code 36-1-24 protects both…

Indiana law protects short-term rentals of an owner's residence. IC 36-1-24-8 makes an owner-occupied STR a permitted…