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Title 20 : Miscellaneous
Chapter 2 : Short-Term Rental Units

20-208 : Short-term rental agent.

  1. The owner of a short-term rental unit shall designate a short-term rental agent on its application for a permit for a short-term rental unit. A property owner may serve as the short-term rental agent. Alternatively, the owner may designate a person as his or her agent who is over age eighteen (18) and meets all local and state regulatory requirements to fulfill the duties of a short-term rental agent.
  2. The duties of the short-term rental agent are to:
    1. Be reasonably available to handle any problems arising from use of the short-term rental unit;
    2. Appear on the premises of any short-term rental unit within two (2) hours following notification from the city of issues related to the use or occupancy of the premises. This includes, but is not limited to, notification that occupants of the short-term rental unit have created unreasonable noise or disturbances, engaged in disorderly conduct or committed violations of the city code or other applicable law pertaining to noise, disorderly conduct, overcrowding, consumption of alcohol, or use of illegal drugs. Failure of the agent to timely appear to two (2) or more complaints regarding violations may be grounds for penalties and/or permit/certificate revocations as set forth in this chapter. This is not intended to impose a duty to act as a peace officer or otherwise require the agent to place himself or herself in a perilous situation;
    3. Receive and accept service of any notice of violation or notice of hearing related to the short-term rental unit; and
    4. Monitor the short-term rental units for compliance with all laws, including without limitations compliance with the provisions of the Hotel-Motel tax authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated, § 67-4-1401, et seq.;
  3. An owner may change his or her designation of a short-term rental agent temporarily or permanently; however, there shall only be one (1) such agent for a property at any given time. To change the designated agent, the owner shall notify the mayor in writing of the new agent's identity, together with all information regarding such person as required by the applicable provisions of this chapter.
  4. As per the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, § 13-7-601, certain limited provisions of this subsection may not be applicable or wholly applicable to "grandfathered short-term rental units." (Ord. #2006, July 2024)