Which places require a short-term rental licence or registration?

Of the 79 places listed, 16 require a registration or licence before a property is let. The table names each one, with the date it was last checked.

Which short-term rental markets have an annual night limit?

10 of the 79 places listed cap the number of nights a property may be let each year. Some caps are enforced as a limit, others operate as a reporting threshold, and the table distinguishes the two.

Which short-term rental markets charge an accommodation tax?

6 of the 79 places listed charge an accommodation tax or levy at this level. The table gives the rate for each.

Does this cover local council and city rules?

Not everywhere. For 58 of the 79 places we hold the state, national or regional level and have not checked the local one. In most markets the binding rules are set locally, so a blank in the table means we did not check it, never that nothing applies.

How current are these short-term rental rules?

Every row carries the date it was last confirmed, shown in the Last checked column. Where a place is missing entirely, it has not been verified rather than found to be unregulated.

Short-term rental rules compared

What a short-stay operator has to register, how many nights may be let, whether the property must be a main home, and which accommodation taxes are due. 79 places across 8 countries, side by side, each with the date it was last confirmed.

Places covered: 79
Require registration: 16
Have a night limit: 10
Charge an accommodation tax: 6

Read the Local rules column first. In most markets the rules that actually bind an operator are set by the city, not the state or the country. For 58 of these 79 places we hold the higher level and have not checked the local one, so a blank in another column means we did not check it, never that nothing applies.

Australia

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Short-term rental rules for every place we have checked in Australia
Place	Registration or licence	Night limit	Primary residence	Guest register	Accommodation tax	Local rules	Last checked
Australian Capital Territory	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	Short-Term Rental Accommodation Levy (ACT), 5%	Set at this level	2026-08-26
Greater Sydney	Required before letting	180 nights per year	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Set at this level	2026-08-26
New South Wales, outside Greater Sydney	Required before letting	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Set at this level	2026-08-26
Northern Territory	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Set at this level	2026-08-26
Queensland	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Set at this level	2026-08-26
South Australia	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Set at this level	2026-08-26
Tasmania	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Set at this level	2026-08-26
Victoria	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	Short Stay Levy (Victoria), 7.5%	Set at this level	2026-08-26
Western Australia	Required before letting	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Set at this level	2026-08-26

Canada

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Short-term rental rules for every place we have checked in Canada
Place	Registration or licence	Night limit	Primary residence	Guest register	Accommodation tax	Local rules	Last checked
Toronto	Required before letting	180 nights per year	Required	Not required at this level	Municipal Accommodation Tax, 6%	Held for this place	2026-08-19
Vancouver	Required before letting	None recorded at this level	Required	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19

Germany

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Short-term rental rules for every place we have checked in Germany
Place	Registration or licence	Night limit	Primary residence	Guest register	Accommodation tax	Local rules	Last checked
Berlin	Required before letting	90 nights per year	Required	Required	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19
Germany, national rules	Required before letting	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Hamburg	Required before letting	None recorded at this level	Required	Required	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19
Munich	Required before letting	56 nights per year	Required	Required	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19

Netherlands

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Short-term rental rules for every place we have checked in Netherlands
Place	Registration or licence	Night limit	Primary residence	Guest register	Accommodation tax	Local rules	Last checked
Amsterdam	Required before letting	15 nights per year	Required	Required	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19
Netherlands, national rules	Required before letting	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Rotterdam	Required before letting	60 nights per year	Not required at this level	Required	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19
The Hague	Required before letting	30 nights per year	Not required at this level	Required	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19

New Zealand

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Short-term rental rules for every place we have checked in New Zealand
Place	Registration or licence	Night limit	Primary residence	Guest register	Accommodation tax	Local rules	Last checked
Auckland	Not required at this level	28 nights, a reporting threshold rather than a ban	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19
Queenstown	Required before letting	90 nights, a reporting threshold rather than a ban	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19
Wellington	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19

Poland

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Short-term rental rules for every place we have checked in Poland
Place	Registration or licence	Night limit	Primary residence	Guest register	Accommodation tax	Local rules	Last checked
Poland, national rules	Required before letting	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19

United Kingdom

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Short-term rental rules for every place we have checked in United Kingdom
Place	Registration or licence	Night limit	Primary residence	Guest register	Accommodation tax	Local rules	Last checked
England	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
London	Not required at this level	90 nights per year	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Held for this place	2026-08-19
Northern Ireland	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Scotland	Required before letting	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Required	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Wales	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19

United States

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Short-term rental rules for every place we have checked in United States
Place	Registration or licence	Night limit	Primary residence	Guest register	Accommodation tax	Local rules	Last checked
Alabama	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Alaska	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Arizona	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Arkansas	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
California	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Colorado	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Connecticut	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Delaware	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
District of Columbia	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Florida	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Georgia	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Hawaii	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	Transient Accommodations Tax, 11%	Not checked	2026-08-19
Idaho	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Illinois	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Indiana	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Iowa	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Kansas	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Kentucky	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Louisiana	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Maine	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Maryland	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Massachusetts	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Michigan	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Minnesota	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Mississippi	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Missouri	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Montana	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Nebraska	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Nevada	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
New Hampshire	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
New Jersey	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
New Mexico	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
New York	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
North Carolina	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
North Dakota	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Ohio	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Oklahoma	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Oregon	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	State Lodging Tax, 1.5%	Not checked	2026-08-19
Pennsylvania	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Rhode Island	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
South Carolina	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
South Dakota	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Tennessee	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Texas	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	State Hotel Occupancy Tax, 6%	Not checked	2026-08-19
Utah	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Vermont	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Virginia	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Washington	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
West Virginia	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Wisconsin	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19
Wyoming	None at this level, local rules not checked	None recorded at this level	Not required at this level	Not required at this level	None recorded at this level	Not checked	2026-08-19

Checking one property rather than reading a table

This table is the level above your property. Cuvanti applies the same rules to a specific address, keeps the registration number and its expiry against the listing, and holds the nights let against the cap as they are booked.

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Common questions

Which places require a short-term rental licence or registration?: Of the 79 places listed, 16 require a registration or licence before a property is let. The table names each one, with the date it was last checked.
Which short-term rental markets have an annual night limit?: 10 of the 79 places listed cap the number of nights a property may be let each year. Some caps are enforced as a limit, others operate as a reporting threshold, and the table distinguishes the two.
Which short-term rental markets charge an accommodation tax?: 6 of the 79 places listed charge an accommodation tax or levy at this level. The table gives the rate for each.
Does this cover local council and city rules?: Not everywhere. For 58 of the 79 places we hold the state, national or regional level and have not checked the local one. In most markets the binding rules are set locally, so a blank in the table means we did not check it, never that nothing applies.
How current are these short-term rental rules?: Every row carries the date it was last confirmed, shown in the Last checked column. Where a place is missing entirely, it has not been verified rather than found to be unregulated.

This is not legal advice, and it does not cover every local rule. Planning controls, building rules, strata and body corporate by-laws and fire safety requirements sit outside it. Where a place is missing, that means we have not verified it, not that no rules apply.