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Short-term rental rules in Clemson, SC
How Clemson 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.
- citywide 25-rental-day/calendar-year cap per registered dwelling — hard quota applies to all registered STR dwellings, not zone-scoped
- non-owner-occupied rentals additionally bound by zoning-district occupancy caps
- non-transferable registration on sale (new owner must re-register)
- person-in-charge within 75 miles required if not owner-occupied
Based on: Code of Ordinances Ch. 13, §§13-78 to 13-79 (Ord. CC-2016-13, adopted 2016-06-20)
Summary of the rule
Short-term residential rental is "the legally permitted accessory use of a dwelling or portion thereof for a fee or other compensation for a period or periods of up to a total of no more than 25 rental days per calendar year"; registered dwelling owners may allow short-term residential rentals for no more than 25 rental days per calendar year per registered dwelling.
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