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Short-term rental rules in Nashville, TN
How Nashville 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.
- Non-owner-occupied Type 2 barred in all residential zones (AR-2A / R / RS / RM)
- Owner-occupied Type 1 permitted broadly — asymmetric supply constraint
- TN §13-7-604 grandfather softens for legacy units
- Grandfather lost on sale, 30 months nonuse, or 3 violations
Based on: Metro Code §16.28 (formerly cited §6.28) — Short Term Rental Property, Dept. of Codes and Building Safety
Summary of the rule
Metro does not issue new non-owner-occupied (Type 2/NOOSTR) permits in AR2A/R/RS/RM zoned properties; new Type 2 limited to MUN/MUL/MUG/MUI/OG/OR20-OR40-A/ORI/CN/CL/CS/CA/CF/DTC/SCN/SCC/SCR districts
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Last reviewed Sep 8, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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Monitoring Nashville · system last checked Oct 25, 2026
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