ORDINANCE NO. BL2015-1144

An ordinance amending Chapter 6.28 of the Metropolitan Code to allow lessees to operate a Short Term Rental Property with permission of the property owner.

WHEREAS, Section 6.28.030.C of the Metropolitan Code provides that no person or entity shall operate a short term rental property (STRP) or advertise a residential property for use as a STRP without the owner of the property first having obtained a STRP permit issued by the department of codes administration; and

WHEREAS, many STRP operators in Nashville, especially in the downtown area, are not the owner of record for the property; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that lessees be allowed to operate a STRP with the permission of the property owner.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That Section 6.28.030 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended by deleting subsection C. in its entirety and substituting with the following subsection C.:

“C. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no person or entity shall operate a short term rental property (STRP) or advertise a residential property for use as a STRP without the owner of the property first having obtained a STRP permit issued by the department of codes administration. In the event the permit applicant and proposed STRP operator is a lessee, no STRP permit shall be issued by the department of codes administration unless the lessee applicant provides written documentation evidencing the property owner’s permission for the lessee or his/her designee to operate a STRP on the property. Such documentation may include, but not be limited to, a lease contract that includes a provision allowing the lessee to operate a STRP or a letter signed by the owner or the owner’s agent granting permission to operate a STRP on the property.”

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its enactment, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

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