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Short-term rental rules in Greensboro, NC
How Greensboro 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.
- STR-specific zoning permit required for both homestay and whole-house rentals
- Whole-house / absentee STR permitted by-right (use-standard 'U') in residential districts
- Local operator (Guilford County or adjacent) required for non-primary-residence whole-house rentals, but no host-present or primary-residence-only mandate
- 750-foot spacing/separation requirement repealed 2/18/25 (no density cap on single-family STR)
- Multifamily buildings limited to greater of one unit or 25% per building
Based on: Greensboro Land Development Ordinance Sec. 30-8-10.4.U (Short Term Rentals); STR rules effective Jan 1, 2024 /
Summary of the rule
Short Term Rentals are required to secure a zoning permit and have the permit conspicuously posted on the associated property and on any advertisements or postings related to the Short Term Rental.
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