Can I Airbnb in Louisville, KY? (2026)

Louisville Metro requires every short-term rental to be registered annually with the Office of Planning ($250 per unit per year). In residential zones (and office-residential zones within traditional-neighborhood form districts) an STR must be the owner's primary residence unless the owner wins a discretionary Conditional Use Permit, which is subject to a 600-foot separation rule from other CUP STRs; most commercial and office zones allow any STR with registration only. Lodging taxes total 15.5% (6% state sales + 1% state transient room + 8.5% Metro transient room tax), largely collected by the booking platforms.

What’s required: a Short Term Rental Annual Registration ($250) is required; owner occupancy is required; occupancy taxes apply; renew annual.