Davidson County, Tennessee
Oak Hill, TN vacation rental requirements
Oak Hill doesn’t allow short-term rental property, which its code defines as transient use for 20 consecutive days or less. Violations are fined up to $50 a day.
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State law protects a rental that was operating legally before the ban took effect until the home is sold or the use stops. Ask the city if you think yours qualifies.
Your licensing checklist
In order: the state, the county, then the town.
State of Tennessee
Register for sales tax
Register through the Tennessee Taxpayer Access Point (TNTAP). One registration covers all your rentals in the same city or county. If you take direct bookings, collect 7% plus the local rate and file by the 20th of each month. Once registered, file every month, even a $0 return.Source
Get a business tax license
Rentals under 180 days owe business tax. With $3,000 to $100,000 a year in gross receipts in a city or county you need a minimal activity license; at $100,000 or more, a standard license. Booking platforms don’t handle this for you.Source
Know what the platform collects
Airbnb, VRBO, and other marketplaces collect and remit sales tax and local occupancy tax on their bookings. Keep records showing they did. For direct bookings, you pay sales tax to the state and occupancy tax to the city or county.Source
Then your county and city
Permits, zoning, and occupancy tax rates are where Tennessee towns differ most. Pick your area.
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Check which city you’re in
Most of the county is Metro Nashville. Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills, Goodlettsville, and Oak Hill are separate cities with their own zoning, so Metro’s permit rules don’t decide what’s allowed there.
Then your city
Pick your area.
City of Oak Hill
Rent for longer than 20 days
Oak Hill’s code bars stays of 20 consecutive days or less in homes approved only for permanent residential use.Source
Sources
- Taxation of short-term vacation rentals · Tennessee Department of Revenue
- SUT-48: Short-term rentals, reporting requirements · Tennessee Department of Revenue
- Code section · City of Oak Hill (Municode)
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