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Short-term rental rules — New Orleans, LA

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What we checked
  • New Orleans, LA's short-term-rental registration requirement
  • New Orleans, LA's lodging-tax requirement
  • Whether the published rules are still current
What we found
  • →A licence is required — $50 application + $125–$500/yr owner permit (lottery-prorated)
  • →Lodging tax applies
  • !Rules here changed recently — see what changed below
  • !This city publishes a daily penalty for operating unregistered
Read this before you list — these are rules you must confirm, not a verdict. This page is informational, not legal advice, and not a guarantee. Only the base zoning above is checked live, and even that is just the zone designation — not a ruling that short-term rental is allowed at this address. Short-term-rental legality is mostly decided by layers we do not verify here: city registration, primary-residence requirements, night caps, RSO / rent-stabilized & ADU restrictions, and your HOA or condo rules (an HOA can ban STR even where the city allows it). Confirm every rule with the issuing authority before you advertise or accept a booking.
New Orleans, LA · free check

Short-term rental rules (preview)

What you get free: the city's core registration + lodging tax to confirm. Full packet, fine exposure, and stage checklist are in the $49 report below.

Registration / license
Short-Term Rental Permit — Residential (NSTR): the property owner must be a natural person (no LLCs or entities), one NSTR permit per person citywide, and a permitted operator must live on-site (property address on their photo ID; owner or lessee).
Cost$50 application + $125–$500/yr owner permit (lottery-prorated)
Issued byCity of New Orleans · Department of Safety and Permits (Short-Term Rental Administration)
ApplyOfficial STR page → · Registration portal →
What changed — Only ONE NSTR is allowed per city square, allocated by quarterly lottery. Commercial (CSTR) permits are separate and zoning-limited. Apply via the City's One Stop portal; do not list before your permit issues.
Lodging / occupancy tax
Orleans Parish hotel/motel & occupancy taxes
RateOccupancy taxes apply; a platform may collect — confirm your own filing duties
Paid toCity of New Orleans / Louisiana Dept of Revenue
RegisterTax registration →
Key deadline (confirm at source)
Platforms must delist unpermitted units within 7 days of a city notice (Sec. 26-623(c)) — delisting in New Orleans is already live, not a future date.
Penalty band exists in city code
$500 minimum per day (no stated cap) · Full statute cite + what gaps trigger it → in the $49 report
🔒 In the $49 report (not free)
  • 3 operator exposure gaps (what missing can fine / delist you)
  • Full city application packet (4 items + official guide PDFs)
  • 4 official document & portal links (ordinance, how-to, HOT guide…)
  • Stage-specific action sequence (existing operator vs new owner)
  • Cited money & enforcement snapshot (fee + penalty statute + contacts)
New Orleans, LA · paid upgrade

Full STR compliance report — $49

Free above = core registration + tax for New Orleans, LA. Paid unlocks the full cited packet: penalty statute, what missing can fine or delist you (existing hosts), or the complete first-list checklist (new owners), city application items, official document links, and action sequence. Research only — not legal advice. Usually ready in minutes after payment; we guarantee delivery within 48 hours.

Which describes you?
⏳ New Orleans's enforcement clock is running. Code DEADLINE is applied below — $29 instead of $49, through Sept 30, because that's when the useful filing window closes. One report, your address, cited to the city's own record.
New Orleans, LA · stay current

Watch New Orleans, LA for rule changes — $9.99/mo

We re-check New Orleans, LA's official short-term-rental license & tax pages and email you the moment they change — a heads-up to re-check, never a legal verdict. Cancel anytime.

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