Virginia county rules

Mecklenburg County, VA vacation rental rules and taxes

Mecklenburg County, on Kerr Lake (Buggs Island) and Lake Gaston, is Southside Virginia’s main lake rental market. The county’s new October 2026 zoning ordinance has no short-term rental rules, and Clarksville has none yet either. Stays pay 5.3% sales tax plus a 5% county lodging tax; Clarksville charges its own 6.5%.

Checked against official sources November 7, 2026

Market

About 150 Airbnb listings

Clarksville 63, Bracey 55, Boydton 31 (AirROI).Source

Sales tax

5.3%

Lodging tax

5% county

Local rules

None found

Clarksville’s Planning Commission began studying rental rules in 2024.

What to do

Then your town or area
Towns set their own zoning, and some levy their own lodging tax. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Clarksville

Clarksville, on Kerr Lake, had no ordinance regulating Airbnbs as of late 2024, though its Planning Commission was studying one after neighbor complaints. Stays pay 5.3% sales tax plus the town’s 6.5% lodging tax, filed with the town by the 20th.

Full guide

Unincorporated Mecklenburg County

We found no short-term rental rules in Mecklenburg County’s zoning ordinance, rewritten in October 2026. Its only lodging use is an owner-occupied bed and breakfast. Stays pay 5.3% sales tax plus a 5% county lodging tax.

Sources

Virginia Airbnb market data (active listings) · AirROI
Retail Sales and Use Tax · Virginia Tax
Meals, Transient Occupancy, Cigarette, and Admissions Excise Taxes (table) · Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia

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