Nashville requires a Short Term Rental Property permit from Metro Codes before a home is listed, at $313 for a permit valid 12 months. Owner-occupied permits require the owner to live permanently at the property, and new non-owner-occupied permits are not issued in the main residential zoning districts. The local occupancy tax is 7% plus a $2.50 nightly fee, and marketplaces remit the occupancy tax to the state revenue department.
Facts
| Field | Value | Stated by |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nashville | - |
| State | TN | - |
| Jurisdiction type | consolidated city-county (Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County) | - |
| Permit required | Yes | Source 1 |
| Permit name | Short Term Rental Property (STRP) permit | - |
| Permit fee (USD) | $313 | Source 3 |
| Fee notes | $313.00 due when the application is approved; the renewal fee is also $313.00. | - |
| Renewal period | 12 months; renewable annually | Source 3 |
| Non-owner-occupied rental allowed | Restricted (only in some zones, tiers or numbers) | Source 2 |
| Caps and zoning limits | Owner-occupied permits: the owner permanently resides at the property; one permit per lot in single- and two-family zoning districts. New not owner-occupied permits are not permitted in AR2A, R, RS or RM zoned properties. | Source 2 |
| Annual night cap | unknown | - |
| Local lodging tax | 7% | Source 4 |
| State lodging tax | unknown | - |
| Platform collects tax | Yes | Source 5 |
| Tax notes | Local occupancy tax is 7% (Metro Finance notice), plus a separate $2.50 nightly fee. The Tennessee Department of Revenue states that short-term rental unit marketplaces have remitted the occupancy tax to the Department since January 1, 2021. No state page tying a state rate to lodging was read. | - |
| Penalties | Operating without a permit leads to enforcement action including citations and a mandatory one-year waiting period before applying; no dollar amount is stated on the Metro Codes pages read. | Source 3 |
| Fields not confirmed | Annual night cap; State lodging tax | - |
| Last checked | 2026-10-07 | - |
| Dataset row id | nashville-tn | - |
"unknown" means the value was not found on the official pages read on the check date, not that no such rule exists. "Stated by" points to the numbered source below.
Sources
- Metro Codes: Short Term Rentals
- Metro Codes: Short Term Rental Permit Types. Published on www.nashville.gov. Address: https://www.nashville.gov/departments/codes/short-term-rentals/permit-types
- Metro Codes: Short Term Rentals Frequently Asked Questions. Published on www.nashville.gov. Address: https://www.nashville.gov/departments/codes/short-term-rentals/frequently-asked-questions
- Metro Finance: Increase in Hotel Occupancy Tax. Published on www.nashville.gov. Address: https://www.nashville.gov/departments/finance/news/increase-hotel-occupancy-tax-metropolitan-nashville-davidson-county
- Tennessee Department of Revenue: Local Occupancy Tax. Published on www.tn.gov. Address: https://www.tn.gov/revenue/taxes/local-occupancy-tax.html
At most one official page per place is linked; every other source is cited as text with its full address.
Sources last checked: 2026-10-07