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Can you BnB it in Lincoln?
No STR ordinanceLincoln has no short-term rental ordinance, so the city code neither permits nor prohibits renting a home for fewer than 30 days. An operator would still owe the city motel occupancy tax of ten percent on stays of thirty consecutive days or less.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1No short-term rental ordinance. Lodging tax chapter 3.21 Motel Occupancy Tax, Ord. 658B section 1 (part), 1998. Code current through Ord. No. 1107B, May 12, 2026. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1No short-term rental ordinance. Lodging tax chapter 3.21 Motel Occupancy Tax, Ord. 658B section 1 (part), 1998. Code current through Ord. No. 1107B, May 12, 2026. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1No short-term rental ordinance. Lodging tax chapter 3.21 Motel Occupancy Tax, Ord. 658B section 1 (part), 1998. Code current through Ord. No. 1107B, May 12, 2026. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsNot applicable as written. The code creates no short-term rental permit or license, so there is nothing that transfers or fails to transfer on sale. Code silent on transfer. An operator of a structure occupied by transients must deal with the Motel Occupancy Tax chapter 3.21, whose registration requirements have not been read yet in full.L1No short-term rental ordinance. Lodging tax chapter 3.21 Motel Occupancy Tax, Ord. 658B section 1 (part), 1998. Code current through Ord. No. 1107B, May 12, 2026. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3.21.020“Transient means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
3.21.020“Motel means 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
Citation: No short-term rental ordinance. Lodging tax chapter 3.21 Motel Occupancy Tax, Ord. 658B section 1 (part), 1998. Code current through Ord. No. 1107B, May 12, 2026.
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