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Greene County, VA vacation rental rules and taxes

Greene County’s zoning allows “tourist lodging” by right in its agricultural (A-1) and conservation (C-1) districts with up to five guest rooms in one dwelling per parcel, and by special use permit beyond that. Stays pay 5.3% sales tax plus the county’s lodging tax.

Checked against official sources November 7, 2026
Market
About 160 Airbnb listings
Stanardsville 164 (AirROI).Source
Where allowed
A-1 and C-1, by right
Up to five guest rooms and one tourist-lodging dwelling per parcel.Source
Special use permit
For more than 5 rooms or 1 dwelling
Or more than four events a year.Source
Parking
1 space per guest room
Sales tax
5.3%

We read Greene County’s zoning through a third-party copy (Zoneomics), which doesn’t say how “tourist lodging” applies to whole-home rentals in other districts. Ask county planning to confirm for your address. The Town of Stanardsville has its own zoning.

What to do

  1. Check your zoning

    Greene County calls short-term rentals “tourist lodging.” In A-1 and C-1 you can rent up to five guest rooms in one dwelling per parcel without a special permit, with one parking space per guest room. More rooms, a second rental building, or more than four events a year needs a special use permit.Source

  2. 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. Greene County levies its own lodging tax; we could not confirm the rate. For direct bookings, ask the Commissioner of the Revenue for the rate and the form.Source

Sources

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