Short-Term Rentals in West Virginia (2026)

5 rules on the books across West Virginia, 2 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Short-Term Rental Permits

Whether you need a license or permit to list your property on Airbnb, VRBO, or similar platforms, and what the application process looks like.

Charleston requires a free residential rental license for any rental unit leased "by day, week, month, year, or any…

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

Short-term-rental guests in unincorporated Kanawha County follow the same noise law as everyone: the Sheriff-enforced…

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

West Virginia imposes a statewide hotel occupancy tax framework that applies to short-term rentals offered for fewer…

Charleston collects a 6% municipal hotel occupancy tax on short-term lodging, covering hotels, motels, inns, and…

A short-term stay in Kanawha County owes West Virginia's 6% consumers sales tax plus a 6% hotel occupancy tax, levied…