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Can you BnB it in Lafayette?
No STR ordinanceLafayette has no short term rental ordinance and nothing in the municipal code requires a permit or restricts renting a home short term. The city taxes stays of 29 days or less under its transient occupancy tax chapter, with the rate set by council resolution.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Title 9 Chapter 9-5 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 7 1968; Ord. 25 1969; Ord. 310 1983); Title 6 zoning contains no STR provision · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Title 9 Chapter 9-5 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 7 1968; Ord. 25 1969; Ord. 310 1983); Title 6 zoning contains no STR provision · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Title 9 Chapter 9-5 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 7 1968; Ord. 25 1969; Ord. 310 1983); Title 6 zoning contains no STR provision · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because no STR permit exists. Nothing to transfer; a buyer faces the same unregulated status as the seller.L1Title 9 Chapter 9-5 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 7 1968; Ord. 25 1969; Ord. 310 1983); Title 6 zoning contains no STR provision · code text · checked 2026-09-16
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In the city's own words
9-502(g)“Any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy [...] for a period of 29 consecutive calendar days or less” source
9-502(a)“Any structure, or any portion of any structure, which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes” source
6-703“A detached single-family dwelling on each lot and the accessory structures” source
Citation: Title 9 Chapter 9-5 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 7 1968; Ord. 25 1969; Ord. 310 1983); Title 6 zoning contains no STR provision
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