Market overview
Allowed, with material limits.
Sevierville requires an annual Short-Term Rental Operational Permit, a joint program of the city Planning Department and Fire Department created in August 2021.
Property eligibility: Not assessed A market overview can't tell whether a specific home qualifies (zoning, permits, HOA).
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Stays of 30 nights or more fall outside the short-term rental rules here and are let as ordinary rentals.
Guests staying this long can gain tenant rights, such as protection from eviction.
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16 rules on record for Sevierville, 6 of them from government sources. Every rule traced to its official source. How we research
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Source: seviervilletn.org (official), checked 5 Nov 2026. Official links, citations and how to apply come with a paid plan.
Yes, with material limits. Sevierville requires an annual Short-Term Rental Operational Permit, a joint program of the city Planning Department and Fire Department created in August 2021.
Yes, a license or registration is required.
12.75% in total on stays, on our records.
No night cap is on record.
Stays of 30 nights or more fall outside the short-term rental rules here and are let as ordinary rentals. Guests staying this long can gain tenant rights, such as protection from eviction.
We last checked the short-term rental rules for Sevierville on 5 Nov 2026.
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