Short-Term Rentals in Missouri (2026)

Florissant bans short-term and vacation rentals outright in every residential zoning district. The only lawful…

Lee's Summit allows short-term rentals only on parcels over one acre or inside the Old Town plan area, in single-family…

Every short-term rental in Independence must hold an occupation license under Chapter 5, Article 1 of the City Code…

Before renting or advertising, a Kirkwood owner must secure zoning approval, a 12-month occupancy permit, a Chapter 13…

Non-owner-occupied short-term rentals in Springfield's single-family and townhouse districts must obtain a type 2…

Renting rooms in your home to overnight guests in unincorporated St. Charles County falls under the 'bed and breakfast…

St. Louis requires an annual short-term rental permit from the Building Division, with a $150 non-refundable…

Columbia, Missouri requires anyone operating a short-term rental in Boone County's largest city to register with the…

Kansas City requires every short-term rental to register annually with the neighborhood services department, pay a $200…

St. Louis County's zoning code does not specifically address short-term rentals as a distinct use category. Operators…

Kansas City bars every registered short-term rental from being rented or advertised as a party, reception, or meeting…

Columbia, Missouri bans short-term rentals in Boone County from hosting weddings, corporate events, or parties over…

Springfield, MO bars type 2 and 3 short-term rentals from hosting receptions, parties or weddings and requires posted…

Short-term rental guests in Clay County follow the same noise rules as residents: each city's ordinance plus Missouri's…

Independence requires every short-term rental to maintain a noise management plan with a continuously running noise…

UDO Section 6.505(H) requires every Lee's Summit short-term rental to post the City's noise ordinance, Chapter 17…

St. Louis short-term rental hosts must post written rules acknowledging the city's noise ordinance, and repeat…

STR noise complaints in St. Louis County are handled under SLCRO §716.073 (Loud Noise), plainly audible at 50 feet is…

Missouri applies its state sales tax to charges for short-term rental rooms furnished to transient guests, the same way…

Short-term stays in Clay County owe Missouri's 4.225% state sales tax plus local sales taxes. Cities may add a…

Columbia, Missouri charges a combined $130 application and inspection fee for every short-term rental unit, plus a $70…

Short-term rental operators in Independence must collect and remit the City's 6.5% transient guest tax on the gross…

Kansas City charges short-term rental operators and booking services $3.00 per occupied room per day, with proceeds…

Short-term rental hosts must hold a City business license and pay license taxes under Chapter 28, Division 7, which…

Springfield charges a $350 application fee for short-term rental type 2 permits and requires booking platforms to…

St. Louis charges a $150 non-refundable annual permit fee for short-term rental hosts and a separate $500…

Columbia, Missouri requires one off-street parking space per two occupants for Tier 2 and Tier 3 short-term rentals in…

Independence requires every short-term rental to provide off-street parking under the citywide ratios of UDO Section…

Kirkwood requires one on-site parking space for every rented short-term rental room, stacked on top of the standard…

St. Louis short-term rental applicants must disclose their off-street or on-site parking spaces, and the posted unit…

STR guest parking falls under the same rules as all residential parking: paved driveway required (§1003.165), no…

Springfield, MO requires type 2 and 3 short-term rental owners to post any applicable parking restrictions…

STR occupancy in unincorporated St. Louis County is effectively governed by the family definition in SLCRO §1003.020…

Springfield caps short-term rental type 3 units at two per property in residential districts outside R-SF and R-TH, and…

Columbia, Missouri caps every short-term rental dwelling unit at eight occupants total, regardless of which STR tier…

Independence caps every short-term rental at ten total occupants and no more than two guests per bedroom, excluding…

Kansas City caps short-term rental occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus one extra person, with an eight-guest…

Kirkwood zoning sets bedroom and overnight-guest caps for short-term rentals by district. In the R-3, R-4, and R-5…

Lee's Summit caps a short-term rental at two rented rooms and four unrelated guests, or one family, under UDO Section…

St. Louis caps short-term rental occupancy at the load set by the Building Commissioner under the residential code…

Columbia, Missouri requires every licensed short-term rental operator to carry liability insurance covering bodily…

Independence requires every short-term rental operator to carry at least $1,000,000.00 in aggregate liability insurance…

Columbia, Missouri tiers short-term rentals by annual nights: 30 for a Tier 1 owner-occupied unit, up to 210 for Tier 2.

Kirkwood limits short-term rental stays to 14 consecutive days and caps any particular guest at 30 rented days per…

Kirkwood's short-term rental rules require the owner to actually live in the rental as a permanent residence and be on…

Independence bars short-term rental operators from living in the unit while it's rented out to guests, and requires…

Kansas City lets hosts register a short-term rental as "resident" only if they keep it as their primary residence…

Lee's Summit requires the owner of a short-term rental, or a local representative, to occupy a dwelling unit on the…

St. Louis requires every short-term rental to have a designated agent who can be physically present at the property…

Boone County's zoning ordinance defines a bed and breakfast as lodging inside the owner's own home, capped at five…

Kirkwood zoning limits short-term rentals to owner-occupied, detached single-family homes. An investor-owned house, a…

Columbia, Missouri limits Tier 1 short-term rentals to a long-term resident's principal residence, rented no more than…

Kansas City lets owner-occupants register a resident short-term rental only if they maintain primary residence on the…

Springfield's Type 1 short-term rental permit covers only owner-occupied stays under 30 days in R-SF or R-TH zoning…

A St. Louis 'short-term rental, occupied' permit requires the applicant to affirm the unit is the owner's or tenant's…

Springfield's Type 2 short-term rental covers R-SF or R-TH properties that aren't the owner's primary residence…

Columbia, Missouri can revoke a short-term rental's certificate of compliance after just two substantiated complaints…

Independence can revoke a short-term rental license after an operator is cited for two or more offenses in a…

Kansas City deregisters short-term rentals for one year after one serious Code violation, and three years after three…

A second short-term rental violation in Springfield, Missouri carries a mandatory minimum $1,000 fine, double the $500…

St. Louis revokes a short-term rental permit for up to 12 months after three violation notices for law breaches or…

Booking services like Airbnb face fines for taking payment on any Kansas City short-term rental that isn't on the…

Short-term rental platforms operating in St. Louis must hold a City permit, remove unpermitted or revoked listings…

Springfield, MO makes booking platforms like Airbnb the licensee's tax agent: they must collect and remit city taxes…