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Short-term rental rules in Rehoboth Beach, DE
How Rehoboth Beach regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- Annual rental license ($150) with inspection
- Occupancy cap (2 per bedroom + 2)
- No zoning exclusion
- No cap
- No owner-occupancy required
- $250/day penalty
Based on: City of Rehoboth Beach Code Ch.210 Residential Rentals
Summary of the rule
Rehoboth Code §210-6.A/B: no owner shall rent a residential rental without a valid Residential Rental License; must apply for and obtain one annually. §210-4.A excludes only hotels/motels/inns/tourist homes/rooming houses — NO residential-zoning exclusion and NO numeric license cap anywhere in Ch.210.
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