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Cumberland County, VA vacation rental rules and taxes

Since January 2024, Cumberland County requires short-term rental hosts to register with Planning & Zoning (no fee), hold a county business license, and pass a fire inspection every year. Rentals are allowed in the RA-1 district without a conditional use permit. Virginia Tax shows no county lodging tax, so stays pay 5.3% sales tax.

Checked against official sources November 7, 2026
Registration
Required, no fee
With Planning & Zoning; shared with fire and EMS.Source
Fire inspection
Every year
Business license
Required
From the Commissioner of the Revenue.Source
RA-1 district
No conditional use permit needed
Taxes
5.3% sales tax; no lodging tax

These rules come from a 2023 news report on the ordinance; we couldn’t read the adopted text. Confirm with the county before you list.

What to do

  1. Register and get a business license

    Register the rental with Cumberland County Planning & Zoning (there’s no fee) and get a business license from the Commissioner of the Revenue. Ask Planning how districts other than RA-1 treat rentals.Source

  2. Schedule the fire inspection

    Rentals need a fire inspection every year. Keep guests within the capacity your well or water system permit allows.Source

  3. Taxes on each stay

    Stays under 90 days owe 5.3% sales tax, and stays under 30 days also owe the local transient occupancy tax. Airbnb collects both on its bookings. If guests pay you directly, file sales tax with Virginia Tax. Virginia Tax’s chart shows no Cumberland County transient occupancy tax.Source

House rules for guests

Quiet hours
11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Source
Guests
Up to the water system permit’s capacity
Source

Sources

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 Spot something out of date?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.