Permitted, with conditions
| Application fee | not verified |
| STR permit / registration annual | $250.00 |
| Business licence | not verified |
| Inspection | not verified |
| First-year total | $250.00 |
| Permit renewal annual | $250.00 |
| Business licence | not verified |
| Recurring annual | $250.00 |
Combined lodging tax: 10.5% of revenue. Charged on what you earn, so it is not in the totals above.
3 figures are not yet verified against the city (Application fee, Business licence, Inspection). They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero, so the real first-year cost is higher than shown.
Conditions attached
- Must not be located in a Restricted Residential Zone (RRZ) or on the Prohibited Buildings List (PBL). Hosts with 2 or more registrations must obtain a Shared Housing Unit Operator License (SHUOL).
Source: https://www.chicago.gov/sharedhousing
Checked 2026-09-23