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Unincorporated Clark County (Las Vegas Strip/Paradise/Enterprise/Spring Valley/Winchester/Sunrise Manor/Laughlin etc. — NOT the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson or Boulder City, which have their own rules) regulates short-term rentals under Clark County Code Title 7, Chapter 7.100 ("Short-Term Rental Units"), added by Ordinance No. 4959, enacted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 21, 2022 pursuant to the state mandate in AB 363 (2021), codified at NRS 244.35351 et seq., which barred counties from maintaining a complete prohibition on STRs. The same ordinance added Chapter 7.110 ("Accommodations Facilitators") and amended CCC 4.08.005(35) to add a "Short-Term Rental Unit as defined in Chapter 7.100 of this Code" to the definition of "transient lodging establishment," subjecting STRs to the combined transient lodging (room) tax. A "Short-Term Rental Unit" is "a residential unit or room within a residential unit that is made available for rent for thirty (30) consecutive days or less." CCC 7.100.030 requires a county Short-Term Rental License before operating; a Nevada state business license must also be maintained and displayed. The regime is severely supply-capped and effectively closed to new entrants: CCC 7.100.050 caps licenses at 1% of total housing units per unincorporated area (rounded down, minimum 1 per area, recalculated annually by the Department), CCC 7.100.070(a)-(b) bars any property owner from obtaining more than one license or a financial interest in more than one STR unit, and the county's licensing window ran via a Random Number Generator Selection Process (entries Sept. 13, 2022 – March 13, 2023) with a final application deadline of Aug. 21, 2023 — the county states "The application period for Short-Term Rental Units is now closed," so no new licenses are currently obtainable. Key operating limits: minimum 2-night booking (7.100.160(b)); max 30 consecutive days; occupancy limited to the lesser of 2 persons per bedroom or 10 persons per unit, with bedroom count fixed at the County Assessor's figure (7.100.160(a)); no unit within 2,500 ft of a resort hotel or 1,000 ft of another licensed STR (7.100.080(f)); ineligible (7.100.080): RVs/travel trailers/tents/motor vehicles, mobile or manufactured homes, units not lawfully connected to a municipal wastewater system, apartment buildings, multifamily dwellings where >10% of units would be STR, common-interest communities whose governing documents do not expressly authorize transient lodging, below-market-rate/income-restricted/affordability-covenant/rental-assistance units, and any unit in the Town of Mt. Charleston or Moapa, Moapa Valley, Mesquite or Bunkerville Townships. Owner-occupancy is NOT required (the county "does not make a distinction between a short-term rental being occupied by the owner during a guest's stay or not"), but all owners/interest-holders must be natural persons 18+. CRITICAL CURRENT STATUS: on Dec. 17, 2025, in Greater Las Vegas Short-Term Rental Association v. Clark County, No. 2:25-cv-01173-MMD-BNW (D. Nev.), Judge Miranda M. Du granted a preliminary injunction in part, finding plaintiffs (incl. Airbnb) likely to succeed on a Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process claim because the County imposed penalties without a meaningful path to obtain a license, and ordered: "Pending a final decision on the merits, Clark County is enjoined from enforcing § 7.100.030, § 7.100.230(d)(1)(I), § 7.100.220, § 7.100.250, and § 1.14.020(g) of the Clark County Code" — i.e., the license requirement itself, the $1,000–$10,000-per-day unlicensed-operation fine, the public-nuisance declaration, and the related fine/lien collection mechanism are currently UNENFORCEABLE. (An earlier order, ECF No. 36, had already enjoined the Chapter 7.110 platform provisions §§ 7.110.080(a)-(c), 7.110.090 and 7.110.120 as applied to Airbnb.) The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 6, 2026 to authorize an appeal to the Ninth Circuit; the injunction remains in place pending appeal. The injunction is preliminary and does not repeal Chapter 7.100 — operating unlicensed remains legally risky if the injunction is narrowed or reversed. The combined transient lodging tax was NOT enjoined and remains due.

Not legal advice. Last verified 2026-07-15 · sources linked below.

Requirements checklist

  • county Clark County Short-Term Rental License (business license) Required
    Fee: $45 / one-time application · Renewal: Annual (CCC 7.100.130). The $45 application fee is one-time; the annual license fee (based on bedroom count per County Assessor records as of the application date) is due in advance. Renewal also conditions on payment of all fines/fees/costs and may require a further $150.00 inspection fee 'if deemed necessary by the Department.' · Applies to: Any person operating a short-term rental unit (residential unit or room rented 30 consecutive days or less) in unincorporated Clark County · official page ↗
  • county Application period CLOSED — no new licenses available Required
    Fee: — · Renewal: — · Applies to: All prospective new STR licensees in unincorporated Clark County · official page ↗
  • county Random Number Generator Selection Process (license lottery) Required
    Fee: $0 / entry · Renewal: — · Applies to: Applicants during the Sept. 13, 2022 – March 13, 2023 entry window · official page ↗
  • state Nevada State Business License Required
    Fee: — · Renewal: Per Nevada Secretary of State requirements (not quote-anchored in this pass) · Applies to: Every STR licensee; must be displayed in the unit alongside the county STR license · official page ↗
  • county General liability insurance, minimum $500,000 per occurrence Required
    Fee: — · Renewal: Must be maintained continuously · Applies to: All STR applicants and licensees; certificate must identify the unit as used for transient lodging · official page ↗
  • county Local representative available 24/7 with 30-minute on-site response Required
    Fee: — · Renewal: Contact information must be provided to the Department and to any interested person upon request · Applies to: All STR licensees · official page ↗
  • county 24-hour complaint response phone number Required
    Fee: $250 / per incident · Renewal: — · Applies to: All STR licensees · official page ↗
  • county Pre-licensing inspection Required
    Fee: $150 / per inspection · Renewal: Conditional — renewal inspection fee of $150.00 applies only if the Department deems an additional inspection necessary · Applies to: All STR applicants; may recur at renewal at the Department's discretion · official page ↗
  • county Combined transient lodging tax registration and remittance Required
    Fee: — · Renewal: Monthly returns · Applies to: All STR operators — an STR is a 'transient lodging establishment' per CCC 4.08.005(35)(a)(x) · official page ↗

Taxes

TaxRateAdministered byAirbnb remitsVrbo remits
Clark County Combined Transient Lodging Tax (room tax) — — — —
Nevada state-level lodging tax — — — —

Operating rules

Primary residence
Chapter 7.100 imposes no primary-residence condition; eligibility runs to owner of record status and natural-person requirements under CCC 7.100.060.
Min stay (nights)
0
Max nights / year
—
Max occupancy
—
Zoning-restricted
—
Cap on licenses
—

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Frequently asked questions

Is Airbnb legal in Clark County?
Unincorporated Clark County (Las Vegas Strip/Paradise/Enterprise/Spring Valley/Winchester/Sunrise Manor/Laughlin etc. — NOT the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson or Boulder City, which have their own rules) regulates short-term rentals under Clark County Code Title 7, Chapter 7.100 ("Short-Term Rental Units"), added by Ordinance No. 4959, enacted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 21, 2022 pursuant to the state mandate in AB 363 (2021), codified at NRS 244.35351 et seq., which barred counties from maintaining a complete prohibition on STRs. The same ordinance added Chapter 7.110 ("Accommodations Facilitators") and amended CCC 4.08.005(35) to add a "Short-Term Rental Unit as defined in Chapter 7.100 of this Code" to the definition of "transient lodging establishment," subjecting STRs to the combined transient lodging (room) tax. A "Short-Term Rental Unit" is "a residential unit or room within a residential unit that is made available for rent for thirty (30) consecutive days or less." CCC 7.100.030 requires a county Short-Term Rental License before operating; a Nevada state business license must also be maintained and displayed. The regime is severely supply-capped and effectively closed to new entrants: CCC 7.100.050 caps licenses at 1% of total housing units per unincorporated area (rounded down, minimum 1 per area, recalculated annually by the Department), CCC 7.100.070(a)-(b) bars any property owner from obtaining more than one license or a financial interest in more than one STR unit, and the county's licensing window ran via a Random Number Generator Selection Process (entries Sept. 13, 2022 – March 13, 2023) with a final application deadline of Aug. 21, 2023 — the county states "The application period for Short-Term Rental Units is now closed," so no new licenses are currently obtainable. Key operating limits: minimum 2-night booking (7.100.160(b)); max 30 consecutive days; occupancy limited to the lesser of 2 persons per bedroom or 10 persons per unit, with bedroom count fixed at the County Assessor's figure (7.100.160(a)); no unit within 2,500 ft of a resort hotel or 1,000 ft of another licensed STR (7.100.080(f)); ineligible (7.100.080): RVs/travel trailers/tents/motor vehicles, mobile or manufactured homes, units not lawfully connected to a municipal wastewater system, apartment buildings, multifamily dwellings where >10% of units would be STR, common-interest communities whose governing documents do not expressly authorize transient lodging, below-market-rate/income-restricted/affordability-covenant/rental-assistance units, and any unit in the Town of Mt. Charleston or Moapa, Moapa Valley, Mesquite or Bunkerville Townships. Owner-occupancy is NOT required (the county "does not make a distinction between a short-term rental being occupied by the owner during a guest's stay or not"), but all owners/interest-holders must be natural persons 18+. CRITICAL CURRENT STATUS: on Dec. 17, 2025, in Greater Las Vegas Short-Term Rental Association v. Clark County, No. 2:25-cv-01173-MMD-BNW (D. Nev.), Judge Miranda M. Du granted a preliminary injunction in part, finding plaintiffs (incl. Airbnb) likely to succeed on a Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process claim because the County imposed penalties without a meaningful path to obtain a license, and ordered: "Pending a final decision on the merits, Clark County is enjoined from enforcing § 7.100.030, § 7.100.230(d)(1)(I), § 7.100.220, § 7.100.250, and § 1.14.020(g) of the Clark County Code" — i.e., the license requirement itself, the $1,000–$10,000-per-day unlicensed-operation fine, the public-nuisance declaration, and the related fine/lien collection mechanism are currently UNENFORCEABLE. (An earlier order, ECF No. 36, had already enjoined the Chapter 7.110 platform provisions §§ 7.110.080(a)-(c), 7.110.090 and 7.110.120 as applied to Airbnb.) The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 6, 2026 to authorize an appeal to the Ninth Circuit; the injunction remains in place pending appeal. The injunction is preliminary and does not repeal Chapter 7.100 — operating unlicensed remains legally risky if the injunction is narrowed or reversed. The combined transient lodging tax was NOT enjoined and remains due.
Do I need a license or registration for a short-term rental in Clark County?
Yes — Clark County requires: Clark County Short-Term Rental License (business license); Application period CLOSED — no new licenses available; Random Number Generator Selection Process (license lottery). See the requirements checklist for fees, renewal, and official links.
What taxes apply to short-term rentals in Clark County?
Clark County Combined Transient Lodging Tax (room tax), Nevada state-level lodging tax. Use the lodging-tax estimator on this page for a specific stay.

Official sources

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