Vigo County – Terre Haute
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Renting the home you live in: Allowed
Renting a home you don’t live in: Allowed
Terre Haute has no short term rental permit. The city has a $5 a year registry for rental homes, and its rules do not mention short term rentals.
PERMIT
Rental Registration and Inspection Program
How to apply
Register online through the city permit and licensing portal. Pay the fee by January 31 each year.
Fee
$5 per parcel each year.
Renewal
Every year, due by January 31.
Where rentals are allowed
Vigo County zoning has no short term rental use. Its dwelling definition leaves out hotels, boarding houses, lodging houses, and tourist dwellings. A bed and breakfast needs a special exception in several home districts and is allowed in some business districts.
Safety and inspections
The city rental registration and inspection program covers any rental unit used as a home or sleeping unit for a tenant. The code neither names nor excludes short term rentals.
Local contact
The rental registry collects owner and manager contact details.
Penalties
A code violation carries a fine of $25 to $2,500. Each day is a separate offense.
Official rules
More information
- Code Ch. 4, Art. 27: Rental registration and inspection
- General Ordinance 4, 2025: Rental registry ordinance
- Sec. 1-11: General code penalty
- Vigo County Unified Zoning Ordinance: Dwelling and B&B rules
- IC 36-1-24-8: Owner occupied rentals