Providence STR Rules: Confirm the $50 Permit Before You List

Thomas Garner
13 hours ago
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Empty Providence City Hall exterior, no people

Typical Providence listings earned about $28,699 last year from 843 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $249. Occupancy was 43.2 percent. Revenue per available night was $102. Year over year is minus 1.6 percent. Active supply moved plus 12.1 percent. A prior hub brief printed $29,368 on about 851 listings in an older window. This pass uses the current extract.

The three strongest city months are June, August, and May. June is the busiest. February is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Most guests arrive from New York, then Providence. Stay is 5.5 nights, booked about 50 days ahead. Call City of Providence Department of Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000. City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street. Entire dwelling units need a Temporary Use Permit. The city's apply page lists a $50 fee after approval. Owner-occupancy applies in R-1, R-1A, R-3, and R-4. Rhode Island DBR registration is $25 a year. Confirm 2026. AirROI's high-regulation label is a scrape of listings, not the town file.

Confirm You Are Inside Providence Before You Advertise

Confirm you are inside Providence before you advertise. East Providence is another municipality. Newport is another hall. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. WaterFire to College Hill is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit.

Call Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000

Call City of Providence Department of Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000. City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street. Entire dwelling units need a Temporary Use Permit. The city's apply page lists a $50 fee after approval. Owner-occupancy applies in R-1, R-1A, R-3, and R-4. Rhode Island DBR registration is $25 a year. Confirm 2026. AirROI's high-regulation label is a scrape of listings, not the town file. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. Market a Providence Stay is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire.

The Apply Page Lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit

The apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit after approval. Confirm 2026. Do not invent a different dollar. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Providence Shoulder is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit.

Owner-Occupancy Sits on R-1, R-1A, R-3, and R-4

Owner-occupancy applies in R-1, R-1A, R-3, and R-4. Confirm the zone on the city's parcel map. Hours change. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. Providence Remote Stays is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay.

Statewide DBR Registration Is $25 a Year

Rhode Island DBR registration is $25 a year. Platforms check registration. Statewide tax still applies. Confirm current rates at the state desk. Do not invent a missing millage. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. DIY vs Hire in Providence is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole.

A Listing Scrape Is Not the Town File

A listing scrape is not the town file. AirROI's high-regulation label and 93 percent registration evidence are market signals, not a permit. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. East Providence is not WaterFire. Who Books Providence is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit.

East Providence and Newport Are Other Halls

East Providence and Newport are other halls. Do not file a Providence $50 permit as those towns. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Newport is not Federal Hill. Buying a Providence Rental is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit.

What to Bring to Dorrance Street

What to bring to Dorrance Street is the parcel, the zone, and the Temporary Use Permit application. Apply online through Inspection and Standards. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. Providence Tourism Data is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay.

Hosts who underwrite capital-city stays should keep $28,699 on 843 city listings, call 401-680-5000, and leave East Providence and Newport on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did typical Providence listings earn last year?

AirROI's trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026 puts a typical Providence short-term rental at about $28,699 across 843 active listings. Average night was $249, occupancy 43.2 percent, and revenue per available night was $102. Year over year revenue moved minus 1.6 percent while active supply grew plus 12.1 percent. A prior hub brief cited $29,368 on roughly 851 listings from an older window — this figure reflects the current extract. East Providence and Newport run on their own separate lines, not blended into this number.

When is Providence's strongest month?

June is the busiest revenue month, with August and May rounding out the three strongest months. February is the slowest month on the calendar, and occupancy specifically bottoms out in July even though July isn't the revenue low. Hosts should price June, August, and May for peak demand and treat February realistically rather than discounting it against a stronger month's rate card.

Do I need a Providence RI STR permit in 2026?

Yes. Contact the City of Providence Department of Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000, City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street. Entire dwelling units need a Temporary Use Permit, and the city's apply page lists a $50 fee after approval. Owner-occupancy rules apply in the R-1, R-1A, R-3, and R-4 zoning districts. Rhode Island also requires a $25-a-year DBR registration. Confirm current fees and zoning directly with the city before advertising.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. About 260 listings — 30.8 percent of the 843 active rentals — have set a 30-night minimum stay filter, but that's a booking setting, not a measure of how full those calendars actually are. Typical stay length across the market is still 5.5 nights, booked roughly 50 days out, and February remains the slowest month regardless of how many listings apply a long-stay filter.

Should I hire a manager in Providence and on the satellites?

Professionally managed listings make up only 2.3 percent of the Providence market, with one operator in the extract holding 23 listings. East Providence and Newport reward different marketing angles than the capital city — East Providence needs its own city-specific copy and Newport needs cliff-walk-focused copy — so a single pitch written for one town won't convert equally well in the other two.

Who books a Providence stay?

Most guests arrive from New York, with Providence itself as the second-largest origin. Typical stay is 5.5 nights with a booking lead time around 50 days. Urban Providence guests are drawn to WaterFire and Federal Hill specifically, while East Providence guests are booking a different city experience and Newport guests are booking a coastal cliff-walk trip — three distinct guest profiles that shouldn't share one listing description.

Can I file East Providence numbers as the Providence year?

No. Providence's typical listing earned about $28,699 across 843 active rentals at an average night of $249. East Providence's typical listing earned roughly $25,005 in the same window — a meaningfully different number that belongs on its own line, not folded into the Providence figure for a buyer packet or listing pitch.

What is the Temporary Use Permit fee?

The city's apply page lists a $50 fee after approval, payable through the City of Providence Department of Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000, City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street. Confirm the current fee directly with the city before advertising, since municipal fee schedules can change year to year.

What should a buyer packet carry for Providence?

Cite the $28,699 typical-year figure across 843 city listings, note that active supply grew plus 12.1 percent while revenue moved minus 1.6 percent year over year, and include the permit contact at 401-680-5000. Keep East Providence and Newport labeled separately rather than blended into the Providence number, since each town carries its own revenue profile.

Where do I confirm Providence's STR permit requirements?

Call the City of Providence Department of Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000, or visit City Hall at 25 Dorrance Street. Entire dwelling units need a Temporary Use Permit with a $50 fee listed on the city's apply page, and owner-occupancy rules apply in R-1, R-1A, R-3, and R-4 zoning districts. AirROI's regulation label is a listing scrape, not a substitute for confirming directly with the city desk.

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