Bill Seeks to Regulate STRs in North Carolina
Homeowners in North Carolina could finally get clarity on the rights they have to rent out their homes or rooms on a short-term basis. North Carolina Senate Bill 291 provides guidance on what local governments can regulate. The bill explicitly prohibits local governments from outright banning short-term rentals (STRs), while laying out what regulations those municipalities can adopt or enforce. The bill states cities and towns cannot limit the number of nights the property is rented, require the owner to stay at the property at any time, or classify rentals as commercial use. It does allow the regulation of short-term rentals, letting cities and towns limit the number of renters to two adults per bedroom, require a parking plan with one space per bedroom, restrict short-term rentals to residential zones, and require the host or their authorized agent to be within a 50-mile radius while the property is being rented. The bill recently passed its first reading in the N.C. Senate and was referred to the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate. Both chambers of the legislature would need to approve three readings of the bill before it could become law.
Yahoo! News (03/18/25) Evan Donovan
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