Short-Term Rental Laws in Stowe, Vermont

Stowe permits STR in nearly all residential and commercial zones — Vermont has no state-level STR preemption but Stowe specifically has chosen a registration-based framework rather than a zoning-class prohibition. Required: town STR registration + Vermont state Meals & Rooms Tax registration + designated 24/7 local contact + safety self-certification + parking plan. Lamoille County (unincorporated areas around Stowe) operates without a county-level STR program — town registrations are the primary regulatory layer.

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

Stowe Town Planning + Tax Department administer the registration program. Annual renewal with re-certification of safety standards + local contact. Operating without registration: $250+ first violation + back-tax to Vermont Department of Taxes for unremitted Meals & Rooms Tax. Stowe coordinates with Airbnb/Vrbo for platform-data cross-checks against the registration database.

Combined short-term lodging tax in Stowe is approximately 11.000% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).

Vermont State sales tax 6% + Vermont Meals & Rooms Tax 9% applied to lodging (state-only; combined effective ~11% after exemptions and local options)

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