Provisions for revocation.

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.110

in effect

25.57.110 - Provisions for revocation. A. To ensure the continued application of the intent and purpose of this chapter, the Building Division shall notify the short-term rental owner and the short-term rental agent of a short-term rental unit of all instances in which nuisance behavior of the rental guest or the conduct of his or her short-term rental unit agent results in a notification letter for a code violation or other legal infraction. B. The Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department shall maintain a record of all municipal violations of City ordinances and State law occurring at or relating to a short-term rental unit and communicate those violations regularly to the Building Division. Building inspectors, and other City departments, may also contribute violations to this record of violations. Violations may be incurred by the short-term rental owner, short-term rental agent, as well as short-term rental guests. When there are three (3) violation notices sent regarding law violations and nuisance instances at the same property within a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, the City shall revoke any existing permits and reject all applications for short-term rental permits for that particular property for a period of up to twelve (12) consecutive months. Any additional properties with the same owner that do not have three (3) consecutive violation notices within a twenty-four-month period shall remain valid, and the short-term rental agent of such additional properties may continue to serve as the short-term rental agent unless and until the underlying permit has been revoked. Permit holders shall be afforded an opportunity to rectify all violations within thirty (30) days to the satisfaction of the Building Commissioner. Further, the permit holder shall have the right to appeal the revocation decision within thirty (30) days of the date of revocation, as set forth in this chapter. C. Fully adjudicated violations prosecuted in municipal court involving a property that is a short-term rental unit will be assessed a five hundred dollars ($500.00) fine per violation. Short-term rental permits that are revoked shall be posted on the official City website by the Building Commissioner. D. Except as provided herein, any person violating the provisions of the Code shall be prosecuted as provided in this chapter. With respect to violations that are continuous with respect to time, each day the violation continues is a separate offense. Renter guests staying in short-term rentals who violate any City, State or federal law are subject to being charged with law violations. Nothing in this chapter shall be intended to limit the ability of the City to pursue any other remedies available to it under any law, federal, State or local. E. The Building Commissioner has the power to initiate revocation of the permit when the subject property of the permit is not being operated in compliance with the short-term rental operating requirements set forth under this chapter and also to initiate revocation in the interest of the public welfare. The Building Commissioner may initiate permit review and potential revocation of the permit upon the first instance of a violation or a complaint. Nothing in this chapter limits existing powers of the Building Commissioner, including his ability to condemn properties for occupancy and to take emergency actions. F. A short-term rental owner or short-term rental agent aggrieved by the City's decision to revoke or deny a short-term rental permit may appeal the decision in writing to the Building Commissioner. The appeal must be filed within thirty (30) business days of the adverse action and it shall contain a concise statement of the reasons for the appeal. The Building Commissioner or appointed designee shall consider and respond to the appeal in writing within thirty (30) days after receipt. The Building Commissioner shall adopt administrative rules which shall govern any such appeals. Such procedures and processes must conform to the constitutional principles of due process and shall provide notice and an opportunity to be heard. The Building Commissioner shall render a determination, which will constitute a final ruling. The decision of the Building Commissioner may be appealed to the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. G. Nothing in this section shall limit the City from enforcement of its Code, State or federal law by any other legal remedy available to the City. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or to supplant the power of any City inspector, Marshal, or other duly empowered officer under the City's ordinances, rules, and regulations and the authority granted under State law, as amended, to take necessary action, consistent with the law, to protect the public from property which constitutes a public nuisance or to abate a nuisance by any other lawful means or proceedings. H. The assistance and cooperation of police, fire and health departments and all other officials shall be available to the Building Commissioner as required in the performance of his duties under this chapter. I. The Building Division shall monitor a public intake portal through which residents can submit questions or complaints to the Building Division regarding short-term rentals. (Ord. No. 71729, § 11, 11-6-2023.)

Source: City of St. Louis, Missouri, Revised Code of the City of Saint Louis, 2020, Annotated, and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/st._louis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT25BUCO_CH25.57SHRMREOR_25.57.110PRREFetched: 11/1/2026