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Short-term rental rules in Gulfport, MS
How Gulfport 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.
- Only a SmartCode Art. 7 STR definition (optional overlay) touches STRs; no STR-specific permit/registration process
- No supply device — whole-home rental not foreclosed
Summary of the rule
Gulfport MS Code of Ordinances (codified through Ord. 3551, Jan 20 2026, Supp. 68) has NO STR-specific permit/registration process and NO supply device — the only 'short-term rental' reference is a definition in Appendix D SmartCode Art. 7 (an OPTIONAL overlay applicable only in adopted Community Planning Areas); the code's 'transient' provisions cover only transient vendors/peddlers and a marina. No cap, residential-zone exclusion, primary-residence, or host-present rule anywhere. Whole-home rental is not foreclosed.
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