Short-Term Rentals in Kentucky (2026)

In unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky, a non-owner occupied short-term rental is a conditional use, and §…

No one may own a short-term rental in Lexington-Fayette County without a special fees license from the Division of…

Louisville Metro requires every short-term rental in Jefferson County to register annually with Develop Louisville…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, a bed and breakfast inn (the county's short-term tourist lodging…

Every person, business, group, or organization that owns or operates a short-term rental in the City of Owensboro must…

Lexington short-term rental licensees may not host weddings, parties or other private events between 11:00 p.m. and…

In unincorporated Boone County, short-term rental owners must hand every guest an information brochure disclosing…

Kentucky imposes a statewide 1% transient room tax on all short-term lodging rentals under 30 days, including Airbnb…

Louisville Metro short-term rental hosts must register with the Revenue Commission and pay the 8.5% transient room tax…

Boone County requires a short-term rental permit before any unincorporated-area home can be advertised or rented for…

Short-term rentals booked through online travel or rental companies in the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky owe the same…

Campbell County layers three transient room taxes, 3% plus a 1% special levy plus a 1% additional levy, for a combined…

Daviess County's transient room tax reaches anyone who brokers, coordinates, or otherwise arranges short-term lodging…

In unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky, short-term rentals owe a 6% transient room tax on the rent for each…

Unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, imposes a 3% transient room tax on the rent for lodgings, cabins, campsites…

Hosting platforms operating in Lexington-Fayette County must collect and remit transient room tax on every booking they…

McCracken County's 6% transient room tax reaches short-term rentals booked through Airbnb, VRBO and similar…

Oldham County Fiscal Court levies a 3% transient room tax on every hotel, motel, inn, lodge, cabin or similar…

The City of Owensboro defines a short-term rental host and broker, including Airbnb, VRBO, and Expedia, under Municipal…

Boone County requires at least one off-street, paved parking space per guestroom or suite at every short-term rental…

In unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky, a short-term rental host gets no separate parking number. Section…

Lexington-Fayette short-term rental applicants must submit a site plan showing exactly how many vehicles the property…

Louisville Metro requires short-term rentals approved by conditional use permit to provide sufficient host and guest…

Boone County caps short-term rental occupancy at two adult guests per bedroom plus two more adults, with a hard ceiling…

In unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky, a short-term rental can house no more than two times the number of…

A Lexington short-term rental may hold only the maximum number of occupants set in its conditional use permit, or…

Louisville Metro caps short-term rental occupancy at twice the bedroom count plus two guests, with a hard ceiling of 12…

Boone County requires every short-term rental applicant in the unincorporated county to submit proof of general…

Every Lexington-Fayette short-term rental license application must include proof of at least $1,000,000 in general…

A hosted short-term rental in Lexington-Fayette requires the primary resident to keep living on the property while…

Unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky does not confine short-term rentals to the host's primary residence. The…

Lexington-Fayette limits an individual to one primary residence, and Sec. 13-76 requires 275 days of actual occupancy a…

In Louisville Metro's residential zoning districts, a short-term rental must be the owner's primary residence unless a…

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government revokes a short-term rental's special fees license once the licensee or…

Louisville Metro revokes a short-term rental registration after two substantiated violations or complaints on the same…

Boone County Code § 114.08(C)-(D) escalates enforcement against repeat short-term rental violators: any violation of…

Louisville Metro can order Hosting Platforms to pull short-term rental listings with invalid or revoked registration…

Under Municipal Code § 16-70.39, the City of Owensboro requires whichever party receives short-term rental rent, host…

Only short-term rentals registered under Lexington's licensing article may be advertised for stays under 30 days on a…