Vanderburgh County - Evansville

Register online with the city Rental Registry. Some homes do not need to register: an owner occupied single family home plus one more single family home owned by the same owner, an owner occupied duplex, and a home or duplex held in a trust where the trust beneficiary lives.

 

$5 per parcel, up to $100 per owner each year. There is no short term rental permit fee.

 

Every year. Register between March 11 and May 10. Each registration runs May 10 to May 9. New owners have 30 days to register.

 

The city zoning code has no short term rental use. It does not name whole home short term rentals. A bed and breakfast must be owner occupied and owner run, with up to 10 rental rooms. It is allowed in CO-1, CO-2, C-1, and W R zones. In R-3 (up to 5 rooms) and R-4 and R-5 (up to 10 rooms), it needs special use approval from the Board of Zoning Appeals.

 

The zoning code limits a home to five unrelated people. There is no separate limit for short term guests.

 

No caps. State law bars local rental caps starting July 1, 2026.

 

No short term rental inspection. The general property maintenance code applies. Rental registration does not require an inspection.

 

No short term rental rules for parking, trash, or noise. General city noise, nuisance, and property maintenance rules apply.

 

The rental registry asks for owner and property agent contact details. No 24 hour contact rule.

 

Rental registry: $100 civil penalty per violation, and each day counts as a new violation. False or fraudulent registration: $1,000 fine per violation.

 

November 21, 2014