Short-Term Rental Laws in Mesquite, Nevada

Mesquite is the most STR-friendly major Clark County municipality — no cap, no primary-residence requirement, STR is permitted by right in nearly all residential zones (R-1, R-2, R-3) and all resort/commercial zones. The 2021 ordinance imposed business licensing + Clark County Transient Lodging Tax registration + life-safety standards but explicitly preserved investor-owned whole-home STR. Master-planned golf communities (Sun City Mesquite, Mesquite Heights) drive most STR inventory; HOA bylaws stack on top and some HOAs restrict STR by covenant.

Operators must hold a short-term rental permit before listing. See the official permit portal.

Mesquite Business License Division administers. Annual business license + Clark County Transient Lodging Tax registration with LVCVA. Application requires designated local 24/7 contact, life-safety self-certification (smoke + CO + extinguisher + posted occupancy + parking plan), and proof of insurance. Enforcement is largely complaint-driven — Clark County / LVCVA cross-checks Airbnb/Vrbo listings against TLT registrations for back-tax collection but Mesquite Code Enforcement focuses on noise/parking complaints. License renews annually.

Combined short-term lodging tax in Mesquite is approximately 13.380% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).

Nevada (no state sales tax on lodging) + Clark County Transient Lodging Tax ~13.38% (city + county + LVCVA) on transient lodging

Verify the current combined rate via the Utah State Tax Commission before remitting — rates drift quarterly.