City Watch — Davis
Pending STR legislation and regulatory rating tracking for Davis.
- municipal 6% hotel occupancy tax reaching whole-home STR stays; no STR-specific permit/registration process confirmed in force
- 2-year STR moratorium expired June 2024
- proposed zoning ordinance that would have capped STRs was rejected by referendum June 2024 (115-80) — no supply device enacted
- STRs generally permitted throughout town; no STR zones/districts
Based on: WV Code §7-18-3 (hotel definition) + Town of Davis municipal hotel occupancy tax 6% (per WV Tax Division jurisdiction
“Town of Davis (Tucker County) — hotel occupancy tax rate 6%; contact Town Hall (Joni Felton). Listed by the WV Tax Division jurisdiction table for hotel occupancy tax.”— WV Code §7-18-3 (hotel definition) + Town of Davis municipal hotel occupancy tax 6% (per WV Tax Division jurisdiction
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Pending legislation
Monitoring Davis · system last checked Sep 21, 2026
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