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Short-term rental rules in White Sulphur Springs, WV
How White Sulphur Springs regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- municipal 3% hotel occupancy tax reaches transient lodging including cabins and tourist homes (whole-home STR stays)
- general city business license required of all businesses (non-STR-specific)
- no STR-specific registration/permit process found
- no zoning supply device found touching STRs
Based on: Codified Ordinances of White Sulphur Springs §§ 113.055-113.062 (Hotel Occupancy Tax), Ord. 209 passed 10-15-1985; Ch.
Summary of the rule
There is hereby imposed a municipal hotel tax ... upon all hotels located within the corporate limits of the city ... provided, however, the tax shall not be imposed on any consumer occupying a hotel room for 30 or more consecutive days.
Last reviewed Sep 15, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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