Short-Term Rental
Online
In PersonIn response to the growing popularity of the short-term rental of private, single-family residences, the County of Henrico has adopted regulations to legalize and help ensure the safe operation of this type of lodging.
Registered homeowners and lessees may apply to rent space in their homes to guests for stays of less than thirty days. The process involves zoning approval, a change of use permit, and finally online registration.
Fees
Registry: $200 (annual)
The Code of Virginia, § 15.2-983, provides as follows: “A locality may charge a reasonable fee for such registration related to the actual costs of establishing and maintaining the registry.” This fee is based on the estimated cost of establishing and maintaining the registry, including the cost of services provided by consultant, plus the flat fee for a building inspection.
Transient Occupancy Tax: 8% (monthly)
The County collects a tax of 8% of the amount paid for room rental. Effective July 1, 2020, this tax will apply to short-term rentals. This tax is collected by the person renting the room at the time payment is made and remitted to the County on a monthly basis with a report showing the amount of room rental charges collected and the tax required to be collected. The report must be filed no later than the 20th day of the next month.
Conditional Use Permit: $300 (one-time)
The application fee for a conditional use permit is intended to cover the cost of advertising and holding the public hearing, as well as the processing of the file. The complexity of research and record-keeping for shortterm rentals will be comparable to other applications for which the same fee is charged.
In general, the fee for a conditional use permit application is a one-time fee. The Board of Zoning Appeals may impose time limits on conditional use permits, so there could be cases where an applicant has to pay the fee more than once.
How to Receive this Service
- Complete the Short-Term Rental Application and Rental Residency Affidavit listed above under Documents.
- Create a new Change of Use (COU) request in our Build Henrico permitting system.
- Upload the completed Short-Term Rental Application and Rental Residency Affidavit listed above to the COU case created in step 2.
- Once zoning approval has been granted, a permit number will be provided so that the short-term rental online registration process may be completed.
Questions about this service and the steps involved should be directed to [email protected]