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Short-term rental rules in Bentonville, AR
How Bentonville regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- No STR-specific permit, license, or registration required
- STRs expressly exempt from the city Business Registry
- Code names STRs only to exclude them from the Commercial use class; not a separate use in the district use matrix
- STR operates as an ordinary residential use, permitted by omission
- General 2% Advertising & Promotion (lodging) tax applies to STR receipts under 30 days
- No supply device: no cap, no primary-residence/host-present rule, no residential-zone exclusion, no CUP-barring
Based on: Bentonville Community Code, Chapter 50 (adopted by City Council April 14, 2026; effective May 14, 2026) — use
Summary of the rule
"I operate a short-term rental, do I need to register with the Business Registry?" — "Not at this time."
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Last reviewed Sep 14, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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