Columbia Short-term rental business license and certification required ordinance (§ 13-260.6)
Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article IX. Miscellaneous Business Regulations
In short: Operating a short-term rental in Columbia is unlawful without both a business license and a short-term rental certificate of compliance, as set out in the city's rental conservation law (chapter 22, article V).
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
Under this chapter, it shall be unlawful to operate any short-term rental within the city without a business license and a short-term rental certificate of compliance as established in chapter 22, article V (rental conservation law) of this Code.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-260.6
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.