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Short-term rental rules in Pigeon Forge, TN
How Pigeon Forge 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.
- R1 STR eligibility frozen pre-Aug 13, 2018
- TN §13-7-604 conditional legacy protection
Based on: Pigeon Forge Zoning §511 (added 2018-08-13)
Summary of the rule
Zoning Ordinance §511.1 limits R-1 STR eligibility to properties used as qualifying STRs on or before 2018-08-13 (with tax-remittance evidence) — a residential-zone supply freeze
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Last reviewed Sep 8, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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