{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-30-201.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 30-201.02","heading":"Restrictions on short-term rentals.","body":"(a)\nA short-term rental shall require a valid basic business license with a \"Short-Term Rental\" endorsement, in addition to any other license required by law.  A vacation rental shall require a valid basic business license with a \"Short-Term Rental: Vacation Rental\" endorsement, in addition to any other license required by law.\n\n(b)\nA host providing a short-term rental shall have current liability insurance of at least $500,000, which may be provided by the booking service.  The Mayor may adjust the minimum dollar amount of this insurance requirement by rulemaking.\n\n(c)\nA host shall provide each transient guest in a short-term rental a 24-hour accessible telephone number to the host, or to a person who has authority to act on behalf of the host, in the event of an emergency.\n\n(d)\nThe property at which the short-term rental is located shall be the host's primary residence.\n\n(e)\nA host may offer multiple short-term rentals at a single property, such as a bedroom and an in-law suite, subject to all applicable occupancy limits contained in Title 11, Title 12, and Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.\n\n(f)\nFor the purposes of 18 DCMR § 2414.14, a transient guest of a vacation rental shall not be considered a guest of a resident in the Advisory Neighborhood Commission area designated on an annual visitor parking permit.","path":["Title 30. Hotels, Lodging Houses, and Short-term Rentals.","Chapter 2. Short-term Rental Regulation.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/30-201.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fc004b5faa4ad5b0b97e0fd09ceb8fdc134e96dffba301b451bbd6019fe74342","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-30-201.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-30-201.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}