City of New Orleans

Active Short-Term Rental Licenses

The City of New Orleans maintains a record of active Short-Term Rental (STR) licenses, covering commercial, non-commercial, and operator categories, along with exempt lodging providers like hotels and bed and breakfasts. Each entry details the license type, property address, license number, and current authorization status.

Example records
License NumberregistrationLicense TypeclassificationAddressoperating locationNeighborhoodgeographicOwner NamepersonIssue DatetemporalStatusstatus
NSTR-2023-00412Non-Commercial1824 Ursulines AveTreméJane Doe2023-06-15Active
CSTR-2022-00198Commercial611 Bourbon StFrench QuarterBourbon Holdings LLC2022-03-01Active
OSTR-2024-00055OperatorN/AN/A2024-01-10Active
Use cases

Short-Term Rental Property Underwriting

A specialty insurance underwriter evaluating a policy application for a short-term rental property checks whether the owner holds a valid city license, what category of rental activity is authorized, and how long the license has been active to assess regulatory compliance and exposure before binding coverage.

Owner NameLicense TypeStatusIssue DateAddress

KYB Screening for Hospitality Vendors

A fintech platform onboarding property management companies as business clients cross-references applicant names against active STR license records to verify that the operator is legitimately authorized to conduct short-term rental activity in New Orleans, flagging mismatches between the stated operator and the license holder.

Operator NameOwner NameLicense NumberStatusLicense Type

Unlicensed Rental Fraud Detection

A fraud analyst at a payment processor reviewing chargebacks from vacation rental transactions checks whether the merchant address corresponds to an active, properly classified STR license, identifying cases where a property is collecting rental payments without valid city authorization.

AddressLicense NumberStatusLicense TypeNeighborhood