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    Clark County, Nevada short-term rental rules

    Overview

    Unincorporated Clark County licenses short-term rentals under Title 7, Chapter 7.100, adopted after Nevada AB363 (2021) required the county to regulate them. The programme is capped and the application window has been closed since the first round, so the operative question for most owners is whether an existing licence transfers, not how to apply. Property inside the City of Las Vegas, Henderson, or North Las Vegas is governed by that city instead.

    Areas covered: Unincorporated Clark County, Enterprise, Paradise, Spring Valley, Summerlin South, Winchester, Property outside the Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas city limits · Last verified

    Verified requirements for Clark County, Nevada

    Each item below was read from the official document cited with it. Nothing here is generic guidance.

    1. prohibition

      Short-term rentals are prohibited entirely in the Town of Mt. Charleston, Moapa Township, Moapa Valley Township, Mesquite Township, and Bunkerville Township within unincorporated Clark County.

      Source: Clark County — Short-Term Rental Units FAQ (opens in a new tab) · Are there any areas of the County where Short-Term Rental Units are not allowed? · Verified

    2. ownerOccupancy

      Clark County does not require owner-occupancy; an unincorporated-area short-term rental license is required regardless of whether the owner is present during a guest's stay.

      Source: Clark County — Short-Term Rental Units FAQ (opens in a new tab) · I would like to operate an owner-occupied short-term rental; do I still need a business license? · Verified

    3. advertising

      Operators may only advertise a short-term rental (including on Airbnb/Vrbo) once licensed, and a valid business license number must be included in any rental advertisement.

      Source: Clark County — Short-Term Rental Units FAQ (opens in a new tab) · Do I have to obtain a business license to operate a Short-Term Rental Unit, advertise my property... · Verified

    4. localContact

      AB363 (2021) required Clark County and other Nevada local governments to adopt ordinances setting minimum requirements, including a local point of contact, for regulating short-term rentals.

      Source: Nevada Legislature — AB363 (2021), Overview (opens in a new tab) · Digest · Verified

    5. Licence required before renting or advertising

      A short-term rental in unincorporated Clark County must hold a county short-term rental licence before it is rented or advertised. The county administers this through its Business Licence department.

      Source: Clark County Code of Ordinances — Title 7, Chapter 7.100 (Short-Term Rentals) (opens in a new tab) · Chapter 7.100 · Verified

    6. Hard cap on the number of licences

      The number of licensed short-term rentals is capped at 1% of the county's housing units, and the county has held the application window closed after the initial round. A new owner cannot assume a licence will be available.

      Source: Clark County Business Licence — Short-Term Rentals (opens in a new tab) · Chapter 7.100 — programme cap and application status · Verified

    7. One licence per person or entity

      The ordinance limits a person or entity to a single short-term rental licence, which rules out portfolio operation inside the unincorporated county.

      Source: Clark County Business Licence — Short-Term Rentals (opens in a new tab) · Chapter 7.100 · Verified

    8. State authority for the programme

      Nevada AB363 (2021) directed Clark County and the cities inside it to adopt short-term rental ordinances, which is why county and city rules here differ from the rest of the state.

      Source: Nevada Legislature — Assembly Bill 363 (2021 session) (opens in a new tab) · AB363 (2021) — bill overview · Verified

    Regulation research score

    How far the short-term-rental rules we confirmed from cited official sources for Clark County, Nevada constrain an ordinary non-owner-occupied, whole-home short-term rental, expressed on a 0–100 burden scale built from 12 weighted criteria in two dimensions: market access and operating compliance. Higher means more constrained. It is not a legal conclusion, a permissiveness rating, a market rating, a measure of desirability, legality or profitability, and not investment advice.

    Very high / effectively restricted· 100/100 (range 93–100)· Medium confidence, provisional

    Documented rules make an ordinary non-owner-occupied whole-home short-term rental unavailable or close to impossible for most properties — for example an outright prohibition, a primary-residence mandate, or a closed permit programme.

    A documented severe market-access trigger is present (zoning eligibility, caps, density or spacing), so the effectively-restricted band is available. The observed estimate of 100 of 100 combines an access sub-score of 100 and an operating sub-score of 41.

    Based on 50% evidence coverage. 6 criteria are unresolved, so this is an observed floor: the plausible interval reaches 100 of 100. A low observed score here means "little confirmed", not "lightly regulated".

    Market access and eligibility · 100 of 100

    • Prohibition or closed entryMajor access constraint · 65

      Short-term rentals are prohibited outright in several named townships within the unincorporated county.

    • Owner-occupancy or primary residenceNo access effect (definitional or permissive) · 0

      Clark County does not require owner-occupancy.

    • Zoning eligibility, caps, density or spacingSevere market-access trigger · 100

      Licences are capped at 1% of housing units, the application window has stayed closed after the initial round, and one licence per person or entity applies.

    Operating and compliance · 41 of 100

    • Permit, licence, or registration22 pts
    • Local responsible party12 pts
    • Advertising and listing rules7 pts

    Operating rules are weighted at 0.45, so compliance requirements alone cannot push a jurisdiction past Moderate / structured.

    Burden estimate
    100 of 100 · Very high / effectively restricted
    Uncertainty interval
    93–100 of 100
    Evidence coverage
    50% · 6 of 12 criteria resolved
    Confidence
    Medium — provisional
    Last reviewed

    Medium confidence — provisional. Only 50% of the rubric is resolved against official sources. The observed estimate of 100 counts confirmed evidence only; unresolved criteria widen the interval upward to 100. Treat it as indicative, not precise, and confirm directly with the jurisdiction.

    6 of 12 rubric criteria resolved against cited official sources.

    Why this score

    Market-access findings are graded severe, major, moderate or none from the cited official claim itself; the most severe finding scores in full and each additional finding adds a quarter of its points, so correlated restrictions are never double-counted. The operating sub-score is a weighted count out of 100 and is multiplied by 0.45, which is why routine permitting, inspection, contact, tax and enforcement rules alone cannot exceed the Moderate / structured band. An unresolved criterion is never recorded as 'not required' and never scored as zero: it enters the central estimate at a quarter of its worst case and reaches its full worst case at the top of the published interval, but it can never release the gates that open the high-access or effectively-restricted bands — those read confirmed findings only. Every result therefore ships as estimate, interval, evidence coverage and confidence together.

    • Prohibition or closed entry65.00 pts (range 65–65 of 100)

      Confirmed by a cited official source and graded major access constraint (65 access points). Short-term rentals are prohibited outright in several named townships within the unincorporated county.

    • Owner-occupancy or primary residence0.00 pts (range 0–0 of 100)

      Confirmed by a cited official source and graded no access effect (definitional or permissive) (0 access points). Clark County does not require owner-occupancy.

    • Zoning eligibility, caps, density or spacing100.00 pts (range 100–100 of 65)

      Confirmed by a cited official source and graded severe market-access trigger (100 access points). Licences are capped at 1% of housing units, the application window has stayed closed after the initial round, and one licence per person or entity applies.

    • Minimum or maximum stay8.75 pts (range 0–35 of 35)

      Not confirmed either way. It is never recorded as "not required" and never scored as zero: it enters the estimate at 25% of its worst case and widens the upper bound by up to 35 access points. It can never on its own move this jurisdiction into a higher-access band — those gates read confirmed findings only.

    • Permit, licence, or registration22.00 pts (range 22–22 of 22)

      Confirmed by a cited official source, so it scores its full 22 of 100 operating points.

    • Inspection or life-safety certification4.00 pts (range 0–16 of 16)

      Not confirmed either way. It is never recorded as "not required" and never scored as zero: it enters the estimate at 25% of its worst case and widens the upper bound by up to 16 operating points. It can never on its own move this jurisdiction into a higher-access band — those gates read confirmed findings only.

    • Occupancy and parking3.50 pts (range 0–14 of 14)

      Not confirmed either way. It is never recorded as "not required" and never scored as zero: it enters the estimate at 25% of its worst case and widens the upper bound by up to 14 operating points. It can never on its own move this jurisdiction into a higher-access band — those gates read confirmed findings only.

    • Enforcement and penalties3.50 pts (range 0–14 of 14)

      Not confirmed either way. It is never recorded as "not required" and never scored as zero: it enters the estimate at 25% of its worst case and widens the upper bound by up to 14 operating points. It can never on its own move this jurisdiction into a higher-access band — those gates read confirmed findings only.

    • Local responsible party12.00 pts (range 12–12 of 12)

      Confirmed by a cited official source, so it scores its full 12 of 100 operating points.

    • Renewal or transfer2.50 pts (range 0–10 of 10)

      Not confirmed either way. It is never recorded as "not required" and never scored as zero: it enters the estimate at 25% of its worst case and widens the upper bound by up to 10 operating points. It can never on its own move this jurisdiction into a higher-access band — those gates read confirmed findings only.

    • Advertising and listing rules7.00 pts (range 7–7 of 7)

      Confirmed by a cited official source, so it scores its full 7 of 100 operating points.

    • Lodging tax or fees1.25 pts (range 0–5 of 5)

      Not confirmed either way. It is never recorded as "not required" and never scored as zero: it enters the estimate at 25% of its worst case and widens the upper bound by up to 5 operating points. It can never on its own move this jurisdiction into a higher-access band — those gates read confirmed findings only.

    What we could not confirm — and what to ask

    We found no official source resolving these 6 criteria either way. They are not treated as “not required” and are not scored as zero. Confirm each one with the department listed below before you rely on it.

    • Minimum or maximum stay — unknown; could add 0–35 points.
    • Inspection or life-safety certification — unknown; could add 0–16 points.
    • Occupancy and parking — unknown; could add 0–14 points.
    • Enforcement and penalties — unknown; could add 0–14 points.
    • Renewal or transfer — unknown; could add 0–10 points.
    • Lodging tax or fees — unknown; could add 0–5 points.

    The rubric

    • Prohibition or closed entryConfirmed — applies

      Does an official source prohibit short-term rentals outright, close the application window, or restrict eligibility so narrowly that most properties cannot qualify?

    • Owner-occupancy or primary residenceConfirmed — applies

      Does an official source require the owner to occupy the property or hold it as a primary residence?

    • Zoning eligibility, caps, density or spacingConfirmed — applies

      Does an official source restrict which zones short-term rentals may operate in, or cap, space, or ration how many may exist?

    • Minimum or maximum stayNot confirmed

      Does an official source set a minimum night requirement or a maximum rental term?

      Unknown. We have not found an official source either way. It is never recorded as “not required” and never scored as zero — it is carried through the estimate as an explicit range and should be confirmed with the jurisdiction.

    • Permit, licence, or registrationConfirmed — applies

      Does an official source require a permit, licence, certificate, or registration before the property is advertised?

    • Inspection or life-safety certificationNot confirmed

      Does an official source require an inspection, fire or building certification, or posted safety information?

      Unknown. We have not found an official source either way. It is never recorded as “not required” and never scored as zero — it is carried through the estimate as an explicit range and should be confirmed with the jurisdiction.

    • Occupancy and parkingNot confirmed

      Does an official source set an occupancy limit or an on-site parking requirement?

      Unknown. We have not found an official source either way. It is never recorded as “not required” and never scored as zero — it is carried through the estimate as an explicit range and should be confirmed with the jurisdiction.

    • Enforcement and penaltiesNot confirmed

      Does an official source publish penalties, suspension, revocation, or a complaint process for violations?

      Unknown. We have not found an official source either way. It is never recorded as “not required” and never scored as zero — it is carried through the estimate as an explicit range and should be confirmed with the jurisdiction.

    • Local responsible partyConfirmed — applies

      Does an official source require a named local contact who must respond within a set time?

    • Renewal or transferNot confirmed

      Does an official source set a renewal cycle, or restrict transfer of the permit on sale?

      Unknown. We have not found an official source either way. It is never recorded as “not required” and never scored as zero — it is carried through the estimate as an explicit range and should be confirmed with the jurisdiction.

    • Advertising and listing rulesConfirmed — applies

      Does an official source govern how the property may be advertised — for example requiring the permit number in every listing?

    • Lodging tax or feesNot confirmed

      Does an official source impose a lodging, excise, or permit fee obligation on the operator?

      Unknown. We have not found an official source either way. It is never recorded as “not required” and never scored as zero — it is carried through the estimate as an explicit range and should be confirmed with the jurisdiction.

    How the category is set on the 0–100 scale: 80+ reads very high / effectively restricted and requires a documented severe market-access trigger; 60–79 reads high access constraints and requires a documented major access constraint (or two moderate ones); 40–59 reads moderate / structured, which is the ceiling for jurisdictions whose confirmed rules are operating requirements only; 20–39 reads lower regulatory burden; below 20 reads minimal STR-specific burden located. A documented official-source search that resolves criteria and finds no short-term-rental-specific requirement reads “no local STR-specific regulation located in reviewed official sources” — which is not a statement that operating here is unrestricted, legal, or low-risk. Unconfirmed criteria never count as permissive. How to confirm the rest yourself.

    Who to ask in Clark County, Nevada

    Department-level contact details as published on the jurisdiction’s own website. We do not publish individual staff contact information.

    • Clark County Department of Business Licence

      Short-term rental licensing, programme status, and compliance questions for unincorporated county property

      Published at this official page · checked

    General research checklist (not Clark County, Nevada specific)

    These are the categories short-term rental owners check anywhere in the US. They are general prompts, not this jurisdiction’s ordinance.

    Occupancy limits
    Most jurisdictions tie maximum overnight occupancy to bedroom count, septic capacity, or a fixed cap. Confirm the current figure for your specific parcel with Clark County before advertising a sleeping capacity.
    Parking
    On-site parking counts and prohibitions on street or shoulder parking are among the most commonly enforced short-term rental provisions. Verify the required count with Clark County and state it plainly in your listing.
    Life-safety requirements
    Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, fire extinguishers, egress, and posted evacuation information are typical requirements. Some jurisdictions inspect; others self-certify. Verify which applies.
    Local responsible party
    Many ordinances require a named local contact who can respond to the property within a set time. Confirm whether a contact is required, what response window applies, and how it must be filed with Clark County.
    Renewal and enforcement
    Registrations and permits generally renew on a fixed cycle, and enforcement is usually complaint-driven with escalating penalties. Confirm the renewal date, fee, and enforcement process with Clark County.
    Lodging and sales tax
    State and local lodging or occupancy taxes may be collected by the booking platform, by you, or split. Confirm current collection responsibility with both the taxing authority and your platform — platform collection agreements change.

    Confirm these directly — we could not verify them

    We publish gaps rather than guesses. The following were not confirmable from a current official source at our last review.

    • Needs confirmation — whether the application window has reopened, and the current queue or lottery mechanics. This changes by board action; ask Business Licence directly before you buy on the assumption of a licence.
    • Needs confirmation — exact occupancy formula, required parking count, and minimum-stay rule as currently codified. Read Chapter 7.100 in full with the department rather than relying on a summary.
    • Needs confirmation — whether an existing licence survives a sale of the property, and on what terms.
    • Needs confirmation — transient lodging tax registration and remittance mechanics for a licensed unincorporated-county rental.

    Official sources

    Government sources only. If a link has moved, go to the jurisdiction’s main site and search for short-term or vacation rentals.

    Change log

    • — Entry created from the county's official short-term rental page and the enabling state bill record.

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