Short-term rental rules, market by market

Rome

STR status: Allowed with licence
Permit: RequiredCIN + CIR + CIA/SCIA (Roma Capitale)
Max fine: Up to €8,000no CIN code

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Rome — everything you must do before you list.

San Diego

STR status: Allowed with licence
Permit: RequiredSTRO license (City Treasurer)
Night cap: 90 days (primary home)
Max fine: Up to $10,000per violation per day

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for San Diego — everything you must do before you list.

Americas

Santiago De Chile

STR status: Allowed with licence
Permit: RequiredSernatur lodging registry (+ SII)
Night cap: No cap
Max fine: Up to 100 UTMper infraction (LGUC)

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Santiago De Chile — everything you must do before you list.

Americas

Sao Paulo

STR status: Allowed
Permit: DependsCadastur + licence if a business
Max fine: Up to R$1,000,000tourism firms (Cadastur)

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Sao Paulo — everything you must do before you list.

Africa & Middle East

Saudi Arabia

STR status: Allowed with licence
Permit: RequiredPrivate hospitality permit (MoT)
Max fine: SAR 5,000unlicensed; x2 repeat

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Saudi Arabia — everything you must do before you list.

Seoul

STR status: Primary residence only
Permit: RequiredUrban Minbak registration (gu office)
Night cap: No cap
Max fine: Up to KRW 20,000,000on conviction

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Seoul — everything you must do before you list.

Africa & Middle East

South Africa

STR status: Set locally
Permit: DependsMunicipal zoning/by-law rules vary
Max fine: Up to 100% of valuationland use (Cape Town)

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for South Africa — everything you must do before you list.

South Carolina

STR status: Set locally
Permit: DependsLocal permit/business licence (city)
Max fine: Up to $500per offence (city cap)

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for South Carolina — everything you must do before you list.

South Dakota

STR status: Allowed with licence
Permit: RequiredWhole-home licence (SD Dept of Health)
Max fine: Up to $500Class 2 misdemeanor

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for South Dakota — everything you must do before you list.

South Korea

STR status: Primary residence only
Permit: RequiredLodging registration (gu-cheong)
Night cap: No cap
Max fine: Up to ₩20,000,000on conviction

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for South Korea — everything you must do before you list.

Spain

STR status: Allowed with licence
Permit: RequiredTourist licence (regional registry)
Night cap: Set locally
Max fine: Up to €600,000in Catalonia

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Spain — everything you must do before you list.

Switzerland

STR status: Set locally
Permit: DependsRegistration in some cantons/cities
Night cap: Set locally
Max fine: Up to CHF 150,000per offence (Geneva)

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Switzerland — everything you must do before you list.

Tennessee

STR status: Set locally
Permit: DependsLocal STR permit (city/county)
Max fine: $50per day (Nashville)

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Tennessee — everything you must do before you list.

Texas

STR status: Set locally
Permit: DependsLocal STR licence (e.g. Austin)
Max fine: Up to $500per day (Austin)

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Texas — everything you must do before you list.

Thailand

STR status: Allowed with licence
Permit: RequiredDOPA notice (≤8 rooms) or hotel licence
Max fine: Up to 20,000 Thai Baht+10,000 baht/day ongoing

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Thailand — everything you must do before you list.

Tokyo

STR status: Night-capped
Permit: RequiredMinpaku notification (ward office)
Night cap: 180 nights/yr
Max fine: Up to ¥1,000,000unlicensed operation

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Tokyo — everything you must do before you list.

Americas

Toronto

STR status: Primary residence only
Permit: RequiredSTR registration (City of Toronto)
Night cap: 180 nights/yr
Max fine: Up to $100,000on conviction

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Toronto — everything you must do before you list.

Turkey

STR status: Allowed with licence
Permit: RequiredPermit (Ministry of Culture & Tourism)
Night cap: No cap
Max fine: Up to ₺1,000,000repeat unlicensed

Permits, zoning, night limits and the full host compliance checklist for Turkey — everything you must do before you list.