September 3, 2024 | From City of New Orleans
IMPORTANT NSTR LOTTERY INFORMATION
The next NSTR Lottery will take place on October 7, 2024. The application period will be open September 9-15. Office hours will be held September 9-13 from 9am-4pm at 1340 Poydras St on the 8th floor.
The required NSTR training will be taking place online via TEAMS on September 4, 5 & 6 at 11am. Please register for a training session through the links below.
If you are applying for an NSTR License during the next application period (September 9-15), you MUST attend one of these trainings.
If you have a valid NSTR License that expires on June 30, 2025, you DO NOT have to attend a training nor do you need to reapply for an NSTR License.
If you are a NEW Owner or Operator Applicant, you MUST attend a training.
Please complete the following prior to the application period.
- Check your items in the One Stop App & contact the respective divisions to close any open violations or open permits. If you have an open permit, please email the Chief Building Official, Jay Dufour, to request approval to proceed with the lottery process with an open permit.
- Ensure your property is properly zoned with correct addressing. i.e. If you have a single family home, please be sure you have one address. If you have a duplex, please be sure you have two addresses, and so on.
- If there are multiple owners for the property, please ensure each owner signs an attestation document (see attached).
- If your property is registered under an LLC, please update the property into the owner's personal name with the Orleans Parish Assessor's Office.
- If you are applying for an Operator's License, please obtain a local picture ID listing the property address.
- Check the NSTR License Map to check to see if your square is open. (1 NSTR License & 2 Special Exception NSTR Licenses allowed per square.)
- If you own 4 or more rental properties, please ensure you have completed your Healthy Homes registration for EACH property. For more information please visit here.
- Review the attached NSTR Checklist to ensure you meet all the criteria for the NSTR License.
*******IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BELOW*******
The Non-Commercial Short Term Rental License map identifies open squares, properties with issued Bed & Breakfast & NSTR Licenses and properties with a FILED Special Exception application. Please use this map as a source to potentially identify a properties' eligibility for a Non-Commercial STR License. This data is updated nightly for accuracy. If you have any questions related to the information presented in this map, please contact the STR Administration at str@nola.gov.
If you have any questions prior to your training date, please contact our office.
Short Term Rental Administration
STR@NOLA.GOV
(504) 658-7144