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St. Louis short-term rental rules

St. Louis combines STR business licensing, a quarterly rent-based fee, updated home-rental zoning rules, and a separate hotel/motel room-tax program.

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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 St. Louis

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
Missouri state sales tax on lodging (4.225%) $450.00 × 4.225%
$19.01
Estimated taxes and fees
$19.01

Guest pays

$469.01

Assumptions used

  • Common short-stay boundary: The displayed estimate is limited to 1–29 nights and does not allocate longer-stay exemptions or first-N-night rules.
  • Deterministic state or common base: The estimate uses the room-charge input only; added-charge classification remains a visible limitation or factor.

What may change the final amount

  • St. Louis room tax and STR business-license fee remain separate local layers. The Missouri state sales-tax base is displayed. The official city room-tax page states 7.25% on taxable room receipts, while Ordinance 72095 adds a 3% STR business-license fee on rent paid quarterly. The calculator does not present the regulatory business-license fee as an occupancy-tax line and leaves city/district conditions visible.
Open the full occupancy tax calculator

Estimated tax is $19.01. Estimated guest total is $469.01.

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

St. Louis STR eligibility and first action

Start with the STR business license and current home-rental zoning/permit path; then separate the quarterly rent-based fee from the room-tax filing.

Ordinance 72095 is effective February 23, 2026 and requires all STR operators to obtain a business license plus a 3% fee on rent paid quarterly. Ordinance 71940 updated definitions and zoning rules effective December 10, 2024.

St. Louis license and zoning path

  • Obtain the STR business license

    Ordinance 72095 requires all STR operators to obtain the city business license.

    Required

  • Use the current home-rental ordinance set

    Check the current definitions, zoning, permit, agent, appeal, and revocation provisions before listing.

    Required

  • Prepare quarterly rent-fee reporting

    The 3% fee on rent paid is remitted quarterly and administered by the License Collector.

    Required

  • Separate room tax from the STR business-license fee

    The city room-tax program is a separate 7.25% hotel/motel room-tax program.

    Required

St. Louis room tax and STR fee

The calculator shows the Missouri state base and labels the 7.25% room-tax and 3% rent-fee layers separately.

Use the official room-tax page for taxable receipts and calendar-quarter filing. Treat the 3% Ordinance 72095 fee as a city STR business-license/rent fee, not as a guessed percentage tax line in the simplified calculator.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Ordinance 72095 is effective February 23, 2026 and requires all STR operators to obtain a business license and remit a 3% fee on rent paid quarterly.

They are shown as visible local factors. The simplified profile keeps the Missouri state base separate from the city room-tax and STR business-license/rent-fee rules.