SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 6, ch. 6.75

in effect

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.010 Definitions.

6.75.010 - Definitions. As used in this Chapter: "Accommodations facilitator" means a person, other than the owner, lessee or other lawful occupant of a residential unit, or a manager of a residential unit, who, for a fee or other charge, brokers, coordinates, makes available or otherwise arranges for the rental of the residential unit or a room within a residential unit for the purpose of transient lodging. The term includes, without limitation, a hosting platform. "Commercial vehicle" means a vehicle customarily used as part of a business for the transportation of goods or people. "Hosting platform" means a person who, for a fee or other charge, provides on an internet website an online platform that facilitates the rental of a short-term residential rental residential unit on behalf of an operator, including, without limitation, through advertising, matchmaking or other means. "Operator" means any person who owns, leases, controls, manages or operates a short-term residential rental unit or property. The term also includes any person who brokers, coordinates, makes available or otherwise arranges for the rental of such a unit or property to the extent that person does not qualify as an accommodations facilitator. "Party" means a gathering of people that exceeds the maximum occupancy of a residential unit, as set forth in LVMC 6.75.090. "Residential unit" means a single-family residence or an individual residential unit within a larger building, including, without limitation, a condominium, townhouse, duplex or other multifamily dwelling. The term does not include a timeshare or other property subject to the provisions of Chapter 119A of NRS. "Short-term residential rental" means the commercial use, or the making available for commercial use, of a residential dwelling unit for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, wherein any individual guest rents or occupies the unit for a period of less than thirty-one consecutive calendar days. The term also includes the renting or occupancy of a residential unit or a room within a residential unit for purposes of transient lodging, as described in NRS 268.0195. A short-term residential rental qualifies as transient lodging and is included in the definition thereof. The term does not include a "community residence," "facility for transitional living for released offenders," or any other facility with dwelling units that is specifically defined in LVMC Chapter 19.18. For purposes of this Chapter, the term does not include the rental or occupancy of a residential accessory structure, residential accessory dwelling unit, a tent, a trailer or a mobile unit. In the case of a single parcel containing more than one dwelling unit, each dwelling unit used for transient lodging constitutes a separate short-term residential rental. "Transient lodging" is as defined in LVMC 4.20.020. (Ord. No. 6929, § 1, 11-19-25; Ord. No. 6815, § 1, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6600, § 1, 11-1-17; Ord. No. 6585, § 3, 6-21-17; Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.020 License required.

6.75.020 - License required. (A) No person shall engage in the business of offering or operating a short-term residential rental without first obtaining and thereafter maintaining a valid unexpired license pursuant to this Chapter for each short-term residential rental unit. Where there are multiple dwelling units on the same property, each unit must be licensed individually. (B) If a short-term residential unit is managed by a person other than the licensee or a principal of the licensee for that unit, that person must possess a valid license from the State of Nevada and the City to manage property. (C) Except as otherwise permitted by City ordinance and State law for existing licensees, no person is eligible for a license for a short-term residential rental under this Chapter unless the person qualifies as an owner of the parcel on which the short-term residential unit is located and is a resident occupying that unit as his or her primary residence. In addition, the unit must qualify as owner-occupied during each period the unit is rented. For purposes of this Subsection (C), including the determination of who qualifies as an owner, whether a particular unit is being occupied by an owner, and whether a particular is being used as a short-term residential rental under this Chapter: (1) "Owner" includes any person who is listed as an owner of record of the unit in the records of the Clark County Assessor or, in the case of a unit that is owned by a trust or other corporate or legal entity, a trustee or principal of that trust or entity. (2) A dwelling unit qualifies as "owner-occupied during each period the unit is rented" only if the owner continues to reside at the unit throughout the rental period, the dwelling unit is the owner's primary residence, and the owner's occupancy includes occupancy and use of the bedroom, as identified in the floor plan submitted and approved by the Director. Any deviation from such previously approved floor plan must be approved by the Director. In determining occupancy by the owner during any rental period, the owner's absence, if any, from the unit during the rental period must be attributable only to employment or to the running of typical personal or household errands. (3) A person who purports to hold a fractional ownership interest (or any other shared, joint, common, partial, cooperative or community ownership interest) in property that he or she occupies shall be deemed to be a guest and not an owner of that property unless the person's ownership interest in the property at the time of occupancy: (a) Is at least twenty-five percent; and (b) Has been established in that person's name by means of a document duly recorded in the property records of Clark County. (4) A person who purports to hold an ownership interest of any kind in property that he or she occupies shall be deemed to be a guest and not an owner of that property if it appears that the documents or other indices of ownership demonstrate an intent to circumvent or otherwise avoid the application of LVMC Chapter 6.75 or applicable Conditional Use Regulations under LVMC 19.12.070, or any requirement or limitation thereof. (D) No person is eligible for a license under this Section if: (1) The person has five or more licenses under this Section that are associated with the same Nevada business license issued pursuant to NRS Chapter 76; (2) The number of licenses under this Section within the same residential unit would exceed one; (3) Issuance of the license would result in more than ten percent of the residential units or rooms within the residential units in a multifamily dwelling being rented for the purposes of transient lodging; (4) Issuance of the license would violate a prohibition against such rentals or a stricter limitation established by the owner of a multifamily dwelling; or (5) The short-term residential rental is located in a common-interest community, unless the governing documents of the community expressly authorize the rental of a residential unit or a room within a residential unit for the purposes of transient lodging. (E) Except as otherwise permitted by City ordinance and State law for existing licensees, it is unlawful to rent for transient lodging purposes a residential unit or a room within a residential unit that is located in an apartment building. For purposes of this Subsection, "apartment building" means an "apartment house," as defined in LVMC 19.18.020. (Ord. No. 6929, § 2, 11-19-25; Ord. No. 6815, § 2, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6585, § 4, 6-21-17; Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.030 License fees.

6.75.030 - License fees. The operator of a short-term residential rental unit shall pay, in advance, an annual fee of five hundred dollars for each short-term residential rental unit. (Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.040 Applications.

6.75.040 - Applications. Each application for a short-term residential rental license shall contain or include the following information and documentation: (A) The name, signature, address and telephone number of the owner of the residential dwelling to be associated with the license. (B) The name, address and telephone number of any property manager or property management firm that will be operating the short-term residential rental. (C) The name, address and telephone number (including a telephone number that provides for communication twenty-four hours a day) of the local contact person who will respond to complaints regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of the occupants of the short-term residential rental unit. (D) The address of the residential dwelling proposed to be used as a short-term residential rental. (E) The number of bedrooms, as determined by the City pursuant to the conditional use verification process described in LVMC 19.12.040(C). (F) If the proposed short-term residential rental unit is located in a common-interest community, a letter or other documentation from the governing association acknowledging the proposed use, documenting that the rental of the unit is expressly authorized by the governing documents of the community and, if necessary, granting access to occupants of the proposed rental unit. The burden of demonstrating that the rental of a unit is expressly authorized by the community is on the applicant. (G) A list of all accommodations facilitators that the applicant proposes to use to market, advertise, offer, solicit customers for, or make available for commercial use the short-term residential rental applied for. (H) A certificate of insurance evidencing general liability insurance coverage in a minimum amount of five hundred thousand dollars. Such certificate must have been issued by an insurer licensed to do business in the State of Nevada. (I) An affidavit attesting that there are no delinquent room tax liabilities or liens regarding the property to be used as a short-term residential rental. (Ord. No. 6929, § 3, 11-19-25; Ord. No. 6815, § 3, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6585, § 5, 6-21-17; Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.050 Additional conditions.

6.75.050 - Additional conditions. In connection with the issuance of a license, the Director may impose on the license (or upon the renewal thereof) reasonable conditions that are in addition to the requirements of this Chapter and that are designed to protect the public health, safety and welfare. In the case of a short-term residential rental unit whose operator lives outside the State of Nevada, such conditions may include a requirement that the short-term residential rental be managed by a property manager or property management firm properly licensed for that activity by the State of Nevada and the City. In addition, at any time during a license period, the Director may impose such a requirement on a licensee whose short-term residential rental has been the subject of repeated complaints of violations of this Chapter. (Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.060 Compliance.

6.75.060 - Compliance. The operator of a short-term residential rental, as well as an accommodations facilitator as required by LVMC 6.75.128, shall comply with all provisions of LVMC Chapters 6.46 and 4.20 that pertain to the collection of room taxes by the operator of an establishment subject to those chapters, as well as the associated recordkeeping requirements. Without limiting the effect of the preceding sentence, the required compliance includes specific compliance with the following Sections: 6.46.040; 6.46.050; 6.46.060; 6.46.070; 6.46.080; 6.46.100; 6.46.130; 6.46.140; 6.46.150; 4.20.030; 4.20.035; 4.20.040; 4.20.060; 4.20.070; 4.20.110; 4.20.140; 4.20.150; 4.20.160. (Ord. No. 6815, § 4, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.070 Payment for unoccupied days—Unlawful.

6.75.070 - Payment for unoccupied days—Unlawful. It is unlawful for an operator of an establishment governed by this Chapter to require that any occupant of a short-term residential rental unit pay for a greater number of days than actually occupied or requested by such occupant. (Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.080 Safety precautions.

6.75.080 - Safety precautions. (A) An evacuation map and list of procedures shall be placed within each guest room used for sleeping. Maps and lists of procedures shall be mounted on a wall or door in a horizontal position, either made of a durable material or encased within a durable frame or enclosure. Each map and list shall have a minimum size of ten inches by eight inches, with the color of text contrasting to the background. Maps shall have a "you are here" star with a directional arrow to the nearest exit, and shall also indicate the location of all available fire extinguishers. (B) At a minimum, there must be at least one fire extinguisher: (1) In the kitchen area, located under the sink; (2) In any garage, mounted on the wall no higher than forty-eight inches above the finished floor; and (3) Located on each floor level of the short-term residential rental unit, to the extent not otherwise covered by Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection (B). Each fire extinguisher shall have a current service tag from a State of Nevada Fire Marshal-certified contractor. (C) All sleeping rooms shall be equipped with smoke alarms and shall be installed in accordance with applicable codes. A record of monthly testing and battery replacement shall be available for verification by the Fire Prevention Division. (D) Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in accordance with applicable codes. (E) Each short-term residential rental shall be maintained in accordance with all applicable provisions of City building-related and technical codes adopted pursuant to LVMC Title 16. (Ord. No. 6585, § 6, 6-21-17; Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.090 Miscellaneous provisions.

6.75.090 - Miscellaneous provisions. (A) The operator shall post a copy of the license along with a copy of this Section 6.75.090 in a conspicuous place within the short-term residential rental unit. (B) The maximum occupancy of a short-term residential rental unit shall not exceed any of the following limits: (1) Two persons per bedroom (but excluding children under the age of twelve); (2) The maximum occupancy limits for residential dwellings established by the Uniform Housing Code, as adopted in LVMC Chapter 16.20; or (3) Sixteen persons within that unit at any given time. (C) All occupant vehicles shall be parked on site, and shall not be parked in the adjacent public right-of-way. No commercial vehicles shall be permitted on the short-term residential rental unit property or parked in the adjacent public right-of-way, except where otherwise permitted in commercial zoning districts. (D) Notwithstanding the provisions of LVMC Chapter 9.16, the use of any radio receiver, stereo, musical instrument, sound amplifier or similar device which produces, reproduces or amplifies sound shall take place only within an enclosed short-term residential rental unit. The property owner or operator of a short-term residential rental unit shall use reasonably prudent business practices to ensure that the occupants or guests of the rental unit do not create unreasonable noise or disturbances. (E) The operator shall make available a local twenty-four-hour phone number that provides the capability of producing a response within two hours to complaints regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of the occupants of the short-term residential rental unit. Failure of the operator or an employee or agent to respond to the complainant within two hours shall constitute a violation of this Chapter. In the case of a short-term residential rental unit with more than five bedrooms, compliance with this Subsection (E) requires the operator to engage as its agent for the purpose of responding to complaints a company licensed to provide security pursuant to NRS Chapter 648. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a dwelling unit is presumed to have the number of bedrooms indicated in the records of the Clark County Assessor's Office that pertain to that unit, but that presumption may be rebutted by inspection or other competent evidence. (F) A placard shall be displayed on the exterior of each short-term residential rental unit listing the information set forth below in this Subsection (F). The placard shall be in plain view of the general public at all times the short-term residential rental unit is occupied and shall be a minimum of eight and one-half inches by eleven inches in size. The placard must specify the maximum occupancy allowed pursuant to this Section, as well as the twenty-four-hour contact information required by Subsection (E) of this Section. The information required by the preceding sentence must be in a minimum legible font of seventy-two-point or a minimum of one and one-half inches in height. The required contact information shall include a full name and telephone number of the contact. (G) Trash and refuse shall not be left or stored in public view, except in proper containers for the purpose of collection in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 9.08. The owner of the property or manager of the short-term residential rental unit shall be responsible for notifying occupants of trash disposal procedures and for maintaining compliance with the requirements of Chapter 9.08. (H) Consistent with and as a reflection of the definition of the term "short-term residential rental" set forth in this Chapter, no short-term residential rental unit may be rented for the purpose of holding weddings, parties, receptions or similar events that typically are held at a banquet facility or other facility that is made available for the holding of events on a commercial basis. Any use of the short-term residential rental unit is limited to activities that are incidental to its use for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes. (I) All written or visual advertising for the short-term residential rental must include the business license number assigned to the rental unit. If the short-term residential rental is owner-occupied, the advertising must include a notice or representation that the rental is owner-occupied and that less than the entire dwelling is available for rent. (J) The operator of a short-term residential rental must obtain, and continuously thereafter maintain, valid liability insurance coverage in the minimum amount specified by Subsection (H) of LVMC 6.75.040. Before commencement of operation, the operator shall file with the Department a certificate of insurance documenting compliance with the insurance requirement, as well as upon future request by the Department. (K) The rental of a residential unit or a room within a residential unit for less than the minimum period for the residential unit is prohibited. If the residential unit: (1) Is owner-occupied, the minimum period for the rental is one night. (2) Is not owner-occupied, the minimum period for the rental is two nights. (Ord. No. 6815, § 5, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6585, § 7, 6-21-17; Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.100 Notification of change in ownership.

6.75.100 - Notification of change in ownership. The operator must notify the Director of any change in property ownership or management or any other material change in the information described in the license application and set forth in LVMC 6.75.040. The notification must be made within fifteen days after the change has occurred. The Director may require a new application if the changes warrant a new application. (Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.110 Suspension—Revocation.

6.75.110 - Suspension—Revocation. In addition to any other remedy available for a violation of this Chapter, the Director may suspend or revoke a license issued under this Chapter in connection with a particular short-term residential unit for the second or subsequent violation of this Chapter regarding that unit within any twenty-four month period. Such action is appealable to the City Council or the Council's designee. In addition, the renewal of a license issued under this Chapter or an application for a new license under this Chapter may be denied if the licensee or applicant has been found guilty of any provision of this Chapter or has been determined to be in violation of any provision of this Chapter in connection with a civil proceeding. (Ord. No. 6585, § 8, 6-21-17; Ord. No. 6357, § 1, 10-1-14)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.120 Enforcement.

6.75.120 - Enforcement. Officers of the Department of Public Safety are authorized to enforce or assist in the enforcement of this Chapter. (Ord. No. 6518, § 5, 4-6-16; Ord. No. 6409, § 1, 4-1-15)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.122 Accommodations facilitator—License required.

6.75.122 - Accommodations facilitator—License required. (A) No person shall engage in the business of offering a short-term residential rental as an accommodations facilitator without first obtaining and thereafter maintaining a valid unexpired license as an accommodations facilitator pursuant to this Chapter. (B) An accommodations facilitator who brokers, coordinates, makes available or otherwise arranges for the rental of a short-term residential rental within the City is deemed to be engaged in the business of providing transient lodging within the City and to be the person providing the transient lodging. However, the "deemed to be" provisions of the preceding sentence: (1) Are solely for the purposes of imposing, collecting and remitting all taxes on the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging; and (2) By themselves do not, create, expand or alter any other liability, duty, obligation or responsibility of the accommodations facilitator for, or relating to, the short-term residential rental. (Ord. No. 6815, § 6, 8-17-22)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.124 Accommodations facilitator—Annual fee.

6.75.124 - Accommodations facilitator—Annual fee. The holder of a license under LVMC 6.75.122 shall pay, in advance, an annual fee of three thousand dollars. (Ord. No. 6815, § 6, 8-17-22)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.126 Accommodations facilitator—Application.

6.75.126 - Accommodations facilitator—Application. Each application for a license under LVMC 6.75.122 shall contain the information described in LVMC 6.02.080, as well such other information and documentation as the Director may require. (Ord. No. 6815, § 6, 8-17-22)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.128 Accommodations facilitator—Requirements.

6.75.128 - Accommodations facilitator—Requirements. With respect to transactions it brokers, coordinates, makes available or otherwise arranges for regarding the rental of short-term residential rentals within the City, each accommodations facilitator licensed under this Chapter shall: (A) Collect and remit to the City, on a monthly basis, all transient lodging taxes imposed on the gross receipts from the rental of those short-term residential rentals. This requirement includes compliance with the requirements placed upon an operator pursuant to LVMC Chapter 4.20 and LVMC 6.75.060. (B) Include within the listing of any short-term residential rental located within the City: (1) The number of the City business license issued under LVMC 6.75.020 for that rental; and (2) If the short-term residential rental is owner-occupied and the operator has notified the accommodations facilitator of that fact, a notice or representation that the rental is owner-occupied and that less than the entire dwelling is available for rent. (C) Upon request by the Director and from time to time, comply with either Paragraph (1) or (2) below: (1) Report to the Director all current listings of such short-term residential rentals that the accommodations facilitator is brokering, coordinating, making available or otherwise arranging for as transient lodging, and, if so requested by the Director, a report of such listings for a specified period in the past. Any such report shall include the following information: (a) City business license number; (b) Name of business; and (c) Physical address for listing. (2) Provide the Director with access to the accommodations facilitator's platform database to the extent necessary for the Director to access the information listed in Paragraph (1). (D) Upon notification from the Department that any particular property listed by the accommodations facilitator is not properly licensed by the City, remove the listing of that property within five business days after such notification. (Ord. No. 6815, § 6, 8-17-22)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.130 Quarterly reports.

6.75.130 - Quarterly reports. (A) Each accommodations facilitator that facilitates the rental of a short-term residential rental within the City must submit to the Department a quarterly report that includes the information described in this Section. (B) Each operator must submit to the Department a quarterly report that includes the information described in this Section, but only to the extent that such information is not collected by an accommodations facilitator. (C) Each report required by Subsections (A) and (B) of this Section must be in a accessible and readable format acceptable to the Department and must state, for the quarter being reported and with respect to short-term residential rentals within the City: (1) The number of bookings, listings, and operators; (2) The average number of bookings per listing; (3) Current year-to-date booking value; (4) Current year-to-date revenue collected from all short-term residential rentals through the accommodations facilitator, disaggregated by operator; and (5) The average length of a short-term residential rental. (D) From time to time the Director may add to the list of items required to be reported pursuant to Subsection (C) of this Section. After the Department provides appropriate notice to accommodations facilitators of each such addition, subsequent quarterly reports under this Section must include those additions. (E) An accommodations facilitator shall be deemed to be in compliance with the reporting requirements of this Section by providing the Director with access to the accommodations facilitator's platform database to the extent necessary for the Director to access the information required by this Section. (Ord. No. 6815, § 7, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6600, § 2, 11-1-17)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.140 Issuance of subpoenas.

6.75.140 - Issuance of subpoenas. (A) In accordance with State law, the Department is authorized to issue a subpoena for the production of documents, records, or materials relevant for determining whether a short-term residential rental in the City has been rented in violation of any law of this State or a City ordinance. Any such subpoena may only be issued if: (1) There is sufficient evidence to support a reasonable belief that a short-term residential rental in the City has been rented or is being rented in violation of any law of this State or a City ordinance; and (2) The subpoena identifies the short-term residential rental alleged to be in violation of any law of this State or City ordinance and the provision of law or ordinance allegedly violated. (B) Any subpoena issued pursuant to Subsection (A) must be mailed by regular and certified mail to the accommodations facilitator or, if applicable, the operator who was required to file a quarterly report regarding the short-term residential rental pursuant to LVMC 6.75.130. In the case of a subpoena issued to a accommodations facilitator that is a business entity with a registered agent, the subpoena must be mailed to the registered agent, in addition to the accommodations facilitator at any address the Department may have on file for the accommodations facilitator. (C) A accommodations facilitator to whom a subpoena has been issued pursuant to this Section must: (1) Provide notice of the subpoena to the operator of the short-term residential rental identified in the subpoena who engaged the services of the accommodations facilitator and provided the short-term residential rental identified in the subpoena; and (2) Produce any subpoenaed books, papers, or documents not later than twenty-one days after providing notice to the operator, unless otherwise ordered by a court. (D) An operator to whom a subpoena has been issued pursuant to this Section must produce any subpoenaed books, papers, or documents not later than twenty-one days after issuance of the subpoena, unless otherwise ordered by a court. (E) If a person to whom a subpoena has been issued pursuant to this Section refuses to produce any document, record, or material that the subpoena requires, the Department may apply to the district court for the enforcement of the subpoena. (Ord. No. 6815, § 8, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6600, § 2, 11-1-17)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.150 Exceptions to Sections 6.75.130 and 6.75.140.

6.75.150 - Exceptions to Sections 6.75.130 and 6.75.140. The provisions of LVMC 6.75.130 and 6.75.140 do not apply to the rental of a timeshare or other property subject to NRS Chapter 119A. (Ord. No. 6600, § 2, 11-1-17)

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