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Clark Short-Term Rental Laws

Clark short-term rentals are subject to Clark County Short-Term Rental Unit License. Licensed operation is allowed in eligible unincorporated areas, but the County’s application period is currently closed.

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Compliance layers

A Clear Answer, Then a Path Forward.

Critical Finding

See whether the property can operate now, what blocks it, and which exception may apply.

Address Context

Confirm zoning, current land use, jurisdiction, and the rules that actually govern the address.

Required Approvals

Get the permits, licenses, documents, inspections, and tax registrations needed before launch.

Recommended Path

Follow prioritized next steps, deadlines, renewal duties, and viable alternatives when rules change.

Occupancy tax calculator

Estimate occupancy tax in Clark County, NV

Enter the nightly rate and stay length to estimate the lodging taxes and guest total for this jurisdiction.

Gross rent$150.00 × 3 nights
$450.00
Nevada statutory lodging-tax base (5%) $450.00 × 5%
$22.50
Estimated taxes and fees
$22.50

Guest pays

$472.50

Assumptions used

  • Clark County transient lodging base: The modeled stay is an ordinary short-term lodging transaction and the displayed amount is limited to Nevada's 5% statutory lodging-tax base on gross room receipts.

What may change the final amount

  • Clark County district-specific lodging layers. Clark County uses separate resort, stadium, and 35-mile-corridor returns; those address-selected additions can increase the result and are not silently combined into the 5% statutory base.
  • Clark County direct and marketplace collection. Direct bookings and licensed accommodation-facilitator bookings have different reporting/remittance paths, so the operator must follow the current county FAQ and return instructions.
  • Source-backed scope note. Clark County has district-specific return types and additions. The 5% statutory base is modeled, while resort, stadium, and 35-mile-corridor additions require an address-specific calculation.
Open the full occupancy tax calculator

Estimated tax is $22.50. Estimated guest total is $472.50.

Estimate only. Verify the property jurisdiction, exemptions, taxable charges, filing duties, and marketplace collection with the linked official sources.

Before applying

Clark eligibility and property checks

Resolve the address, applicant, and private-property limits before paying a government fee.

  • Local rule 1

    Owner occupancy affects minimum-stay and eligibility rules under Nevada and County law.

    Required
  • Local rule 2

    County caps, separation, resort-corridor, multifamily, ownership, and property eligibility restrictions apply.

    Required
  • Primary-residence test

    Owner occupancy affects minimum-stay and eligibility rules under Nevada and County law.

    Required
  • Private restrictions

    For a Clark property, check leases, condominium declarations, HOA covenants, and other private restrictions independently of government approval.

    Required

Application path

How to complete the Clark approval

The application deadline passed August 21, 2023, and the application period remains closed.

  1. Confirm the regulating address

    Verify that the property is governed by Clark and matches the local eligibility rules.

  2. Assemble property evidence

    Prepare the required file, including Valid pre-application or application record from the closed application process, Eligible ownership and residential-unit records, Property map, zoning, cap, and separation evidence.

  3. File for Clark County Short-Term Rental Unit License

    Use the official application page or portal. The published fee is Fees and license availability apply only to applications admitted through the County selection and review process.

  4. Keep proof of approval

    Retain the issued approval, application record, payment confirmation, and any conditions that apply to this Clark property.

Application file

Documents, notice, and safety evidence

Build the file around the exact property rather than a generic hosting checklist.

  • Valid pre-application or application record from the closed application process

    Include current, property-specific evidence for valid pre-application or application record from the closed application process.

    Required
  • Eligible ownership and residential-unit records

    Include current, property-specific evidence for eligible ownership and residential-unit records.

    Required
  • Property map, zoning, cap, and separation evidence

    Include current, property-specific evidence for property map, zoning, cap, and separation evidence.

    Required
  • Insurance, local-contact, tax, and inspection records required by Chapter 7.100

    Include current, property-specific evidence for insurance, local-contact, tax, and inspection records required by chapter 7.100.

    Required
  • Inspection or compliance review

    County license review may include property inspection and code-compliance review.

    Required
  • Notice or local-contact duty

    Licensees must follow the County Good Neighbor, local-contact, and posting requirements.

    Required

Taxes

Clark lodging taxes and booking channels

Register for and remit Clark County transient lodging tax for licensed activity.

Tax treatment
Register for and remit Clark County transient lodging tax for licensed activity.Rates and exemptions can depend on the address and length of stay.
Who collects
Register for and remit Clark County transient lodging tax for licensed activity.A marketplace collection setting does not automatically resolve direct-booking obligations.
Return timing
Licensees must submit required monthly activity reports unless qualifying facilitator reporting applies.Keep returns and payment confirmations even when a platform remits some charges.

Keep the approval active

Renewal, enforcement, and appeals

The published renewal cycle is Licensees must maintain a valid unexpired County license and complete required renewal and reporting.

Operating deadline
The application deadline passed August 21, 2023, and the application period remains closed.Do not treat an incomplete filing as issued approval.
Enforcement 1
Clark: Operating in unincorporated Clark County without a valid unexpired license is unlawful and subject to enforcement.Preserve the Clark notice and respond within its stated deadline.
Review or appeal
Clark: Follow the denial, inspection, or license-action instructions from the Department of Business License.Use the Clark procedure and deadline in the actual decision.

From rules to action

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Licensed operation is allowed in eligible unincorporated areas, but the County’s application period is currently closed. Clark County Short-Term Rental Unit License is the local approval identified by the government sources.

Clark County Short-Term Rental Unit License is required. The application deadline passed August 21, 2023, and the application period remains closed.

Fees and license availability apply only to applications admitted through the County selection and review process.

The published file includes Valid pre-application or application record from the closed application process, Eligible ownership and residential-unit records, Property map, zoning, cap, and separation evidence, Insurance, local-contact, tax, and inspection records required by Chapter 7.100.

Register for and remit Clark County transient lodging tax for licensed activity.

Renewal in Clark: Licensees must maintain a valid unexpired County license and complete required renewal and reporting. Clark: Operating in unincorporated Clark County without a valid unexpired license is unlawful and subject to enforcement.