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STR Laws by State

State-level overviews: what state law preempts, what it leaves to cities, and the statute or case that decides it.

  1. Tennessee Short-Term Rental Laws: State Overview (2026)

    Tennessee has no statewide STR ban or license. How the 2018 Short-Term Rental Unit Act protects existing rentals, plus the state sales, occupancy, and business taxes.

  2. California Short-Term Rental Laws: State Overview (2026)

    California has no statewide STR ban or license, but the Coastal Act gives the California Coastal Commission veto power over local short-term-rental bans in the coastal zone. The state framework explained: coastal-zone rules, the local-only TOT, the ADU 30-day trap, and 7% nonresident withholding.

  3. Texas Short-Term Rental Laws: State Overview (2026)

    Texas has no statewide STR ban and no law preempting its cities, so short-term rental rules are set city by city, checked by the Texas Constitution via Zaatari v. City of Austin (2019). The 6% state hotel tax, local HOT, and how Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Galveston differ.

  4. Arizona Short-Term Rental Laws: State Preemption Explained (2026)

    Arizona bars its cities from banning short-term rentals (A.R.S. 9-500.39), but SB 1168 (2022) walked the preemption back. What cities can require after 2022, the 5.5% state TPT lodging tax, and how the big markets differ.

  5. Florida Short-Term Rental Laws: State Overview (2026)

    Florida bars cities from banning short-term rentals or capping their duration or frequency (Fla. Stat. 509.032(7)(b)) — but grandfathers every ordinance adopted on or before June 1, 2011, so pre-2011 markets like Miami Beach and Key West can still ban them. The SB 280 veto, the DBPR license, and the 6% + tourist-tax stack, explained.