Short-Term Rentals in Kansas ( 2026 )

Renting rooms short-term as a bed and breakfast inn in unincorporated Shawnee County requires a conditional use permit…

Wichita

Wichita requires every short-term rental owner to obtain an annual $225 city license before renting a dwelling unit for…

Wyandotte County

Renting out any part of a residential building short-term in Wyandotte County requires either a lighter administrative…

Lawrence

Anyone renting a dwelling unit to a transient guest for fewer than 30 days in the City of Lawrence must first get a…

Topeka

Topeka requires an administrative permit before operating a Type I short-term rental, issued by the Director once the…

Noise Rules

Noise restrictions that apply specifically to short-term rental properties, including quiet hours and rules about parties and gatherings.

Topeka

Topeka's short-term rental ordinance bans loud outdoor noise at Type I, II, and III rentals as a standing permit…

Wichita

Wichita bans loud or nuisance noise at any short-term rental and cuts off outdoor amplified sound at 10:00 p.m…

Wyandotte County

Wyandotte County judges every short-term rental's standing by how it responds to neighbor complaints, counting police…

StatewideSome Restrictions

Taxes & Fees

Transient occupancy taxes, tourism fees, and other charges that hosts must collect from guests or pay to the city.

Kansas: statewide

Kansas applies state and local transient guest taxes to short-term rentals of 28 days or fewer, in addition to state…

Lawrence

Every owner licensed to operate a short-term rental in the City of Lawrence pays an annual license fee set in the city…

Overland Park

Overland Park's Charter Ordinance No. 99 folds short-term rentals directly into its transient guest tax: any home…

Sedgwick County

Unincorporated Sedgwick County levies a 5% transient guest tax on gross rental receipts from hotels, motels and tourist…

Topeka

Topeka levies a transient guest tax, currently 7 percent through 2027, on gross rental receipts collected by hotels…

Wichita

Wichita charges short-term rental operators a $225 annual license fee per dwelling unit, plus a $50 fee for any…

Wyandotte County

Property owners running a short-term rental in Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas must collect and remit every…

Short-Term Rental Parking Rules

Off-street parking requirements for rental guests, limits on the number of vehicles, and restrictions on street parking near rental properties.

Topeka

Topeka requires short-term rentals to provide one off-street parking space per two guest bedrooms, on top of the host's…

Wyandotte County

Every Wyandotte County short-term rental must provide 'sufficient on-site, off-street parking,' with the amount decided…

Occupancy Limits

Maximum number of guests allowed per rental unit, often based on the number of bedrooms or square footage of the property.

Wyandotte County

A Wyandotte County short-term rental operating under a special use permit is capped by UG Code § 27-623(c)(1) at one…

Lawrence

Short-term rental units in the City of Lawrence must stay within the occupancy limits set for their zoning district…

Shawnee County

Unincorporated Shawnee County treats bed and breakfast lodging as its short-term-rental category, and the zoning…

Wichita

Wichita caps overnight occupancy in a short-term rental at two adults per bedroom plus two more, so a two-bedroom unit…

Insurance Requirements

Liability insurance minimums and other coverage that hosts must carry when renting their property to short-term guests.

Wichita

Wichita requires every short-term rental owner or responsible party to carry at least $250,000 in liability insurance…

Wyandotte County

A Wyandotte County short-term rental operating under a special use permit must prove at least $1,000,000 in liability…

Host Presence Rule

Whether your city allows only home-sharing (host on-site during the rental) versus whole-home unhosted rentals, and the enforcement process for violations.

Wichita

Wichita requires owner-occupied short-term rentals to keep the owner on site while guests stay, and non-owner-occupied…

Wyandotte County

A Wyandotte County short-term rental only qualifies for the lighter administrative-review track if the owner is…

Primary-Residence-Only Rule

Rules limiting short-term rentals to a host's primary residence, including documentation required to prove residency and rules against operating multiple listings.

Lawrence

In the City of Lawrence, Kansas, the city will not issue a short-term rental license for a non-owner-occupied property…

Topeka

Topeka's zoning code splits short-term rentals into three types based on who lives there. Type I is an owner-occupied…

Wichita

Few Restrictions

Wichita does not require a short-term rental to be the owner's primary residence: both owner-occupied and…

Repeat Violator Strikes

Three-strike or escalating-penalty systems for hosts with repeated noise, occupancy, or registration violations, including permit revocation thresholds.

Lawrence

Heavy Restrictions

A person, owner, or licensee with more than three short-term rental license revocations in the City of Lawrence becomes…

Wichita

Wichita's City Council can revoke a short-term rental license after just two violations of Chapter 3.40 or any…

Host Platform Liability

When platforms (Airbnb, VRBO) are liable for unpermitted listings, registration-number display rules and platform takedown obligations.

Wichita

Wichita makes it unlawful for owners or anyone else to advertise a short-term rental on a Hosting Platform or Booking…