Maury County, Tennessee
Spring Hill, TN vacation rental requirements
Since February 2025, Spring Hill requires a city short-term rental permit with a yearly inspection: $150 a year if you live there, $300 if you don’t. Rentals are capped at five bedrooms. In the Maury County part, taxes are 9.75% sales tax plus 9% occupancy tax.
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Three documented violations in 12 months mean revocation and a one-year wait to reapply.
Part of Spring Hill is in Williamson County, where the county occupancy tax and local sales tax differ.
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.
Maury County, Tennessee
Pay the county occupancy tax on direct bookings
Airbnb and VRBO remit occupancy tax to the state for their bookings. For direct bookings, ask Maury County where to file the 5% county tax; we couldn’t confirm the office.Source
Then your city
Columbia and Spring Hill have their own rules. Pick your area.
City of Spring Hill
Prepare your drawings
The sworn application needs a dimensioned site plan (buildings, parking, guest access), a floor plan with bedroom dimensions, and an emergency evacuation plan, plus proof of insurance and your hotel-motel tax registration number.Source
Apply to Development Services
Describe the space rented, bedrooms, maximum guests, days of operation, trash handling, and cleaning. The Development Director and Fire Marshal review it, and the city must decide within 30 days of a complete application.Source
Post the permit and show the number
Post a copy of the permit inside with the owner and agent contacts, business license number, tax number, maximum guests and vehicles, permit number, and the evacuation plan. Put the permit number on every listing.Source
Register for sales and occupancy tax
Tax on stays here is 9.75% sales tax + 9% occupancy tax. Airbnb and VRBO collect both on their bookings. For direct bookings, file sales tax with the state through TNTAP by the 20th of each month. Ask the city and Maury County where to file their occupancy taxes on direct bookings.Source
Fees
$150 or $300 to apply and the same each year
| Application, owner-occupied | $150 |
|---|---|
| Application, not owner-occupied | $300 |
| Annual renewal and inspection | Same as the application fee |
| Reinstatement after suspension | $250 |
| Operating without a permit | $50 a day |
House rules for guests
Sources
- Taxation of short-term vacation rentals · Tennessee Department of Revenue
- SUT-48: Short-term rentals, reporting requirements · Tennessee Department of Revenue
- Local occupancy tax rates report (updated November 4, 2026) · Tennessee Department of Revenue
- Code of ordinances, Title 20, Ch. 5: Short-term rentals · City of Spring Hill (American Legal)
A plain-language summary to help you prepare, not legal advice. Rules and fees change; confirm with the office before you apply. Spot something out of date? Email hello@licensedrental.com.