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Short-term rental rules in Lafayette, LA
How Lafayette regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- Whole-home/absentee STR foreclosed in RS single-family residential districts (~75% of city residential land)
- No grandfathering: RS-zone STRs given 12-month wind-down, banned outright as of Oct 6, 2024
- Primary-residence-only requirement: the STR must be the operator's year-round primary residence (not a second home)
- STR-specific licensing regime under Chapter 73 ($100 annual license via Community Development & Planning)
- 24/7 responsive agent + neighbor-notification operational duties
Based on: Chapter 73 (Short-Term Rentals) enacted + Ch. 89 UDC amended (Table 89-21-2 Use Table, § 89-21(d), § 89-151-1
Summary of the rule
An ordinance ... enacting Chapter 73 regarding the licensing and operation of Short-Term Rentals in the City of Lafayette, except for RS, PI-L and PI-H zoning districts, and amending Chapter 89 ... Table 89-21-2 Use Table, Section 89-21(d) and Article 8, Section 89-151-1 General Definitions, all regarding Short-Term Rentals in the City of Lafayette (Prohibit in RS).
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Last reviewed Sep 14, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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