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Is Airbnb Legal in Myrtle Beach? 2026 Rules, Permits & Taxes

Q: Is Airbnb legal in Myrtle Beach?

Yes, but only in zones that allow rentals under 90 days, and with a city business license. Most Myrtle Beach residential neighborhoods are not zoned for short-term rentals.

Q: Do I need a permit for Airbnb in Myrtle Beach?

You need a City of Myrtle Beach business license, which the city requires for all rental properties, short-term or long-term. A state retail license is needed only for bookings you take outside Airbnb or a property manager.

Q: How much is the Myrtle Beach business license?

There is no flat fee: the city calculates the license fee from the business's gross receipts. On the city's current rate sheet a business in the city pays a base of $95 to $155 on its first $2,000 of receipts, depending on its rate class, plus $2.50 to $3.10 for each further $1,000; the Business License Division at 843-918-1200 confirms the class and amount for a given rental. Hosts who book directly also pay $50 once for the state retail license.

Q: Can I rent a home I don't live in?

Yes, in a zone that allows stays under 90 days, with a city business license; the city's rules turn on the zoning district rather than on where the owner lives. A house in a traditional residential zone cannot be rented short-term unless it is one of 24 grandfathered houses.

Q: Which zones allow Airbnb in Myrtle Beach?

Short-term rentals are permitted in the RMV, MU-H, C6, A, E, HC1 and HC2 districts and by special exception in IR; the other R districts and every district the Table of Uses leaves blank are closed. Check the address on the city zoning map first.

Q: Does Airbnb collect hotel tax in Myrtle Beach?

Yes. Airbnb collects the 5% state sales tax and 2% state accommodations tax, the local taxes the state administers, the Horry County tax and Myrtle Beach's 0.5% local accommodations tax and 1% hospitality fee on bookings of 89 nights or fewer.

Q: What is the hotel tax rate in Myrtle Beach?

About 13% on the nightly price and cleaning fee: 7% state tax, 3% in local sales taxes the state collects, 1.5% Horry County hospitality fee, 0.5% city local accommodations tax and 1% city hospitality fee.

Q: What is the fine for an illegal short-term rental in Myrtle Beach?

Violations are misdemeanors with a fine of up to $500 and/or up to 30 days in jail on conviction. For operating without a business license each day of violation is a separate offense.

Q: Is there a limit on how many nights I can host?

The city's rules turn on the length of each stay, not a yearly total: a rental of under 90 days counts as short-term and must be in a zone that allows it. Renting a legal residence for more than 72 days a year can also cost the 4% owner-occupied property tax rate.

Q: When does the Myrtle Beach business license renew?

Renewals are due by April 30. A renewal received or postmarked May 1 or later adds a 5% penalty of the license fee for each month or part of a month.

Airbnb is legal in Myrtle Beach only in zones that allow rentals under 90 days, with a city business license; most residential neighborhoods are closed. Taxes total about 13% and Airbnb collects them.^{3,6,14,17,18,19,22,27}

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Rules checked October 17, 2026

From 25 official sources and 1 Airbnb help page. Not legal advice.

The short answer

Myrtle Beach Airbnb Rules in Brief

Only zones shaded on the city's map allow stays under 90 days; R districts are closed except RMV, and 24 older houses are grandfathered.
A city business license is required for every rental, with a fee based on gross receipts and renewal due April 30.
Taxes total about 13% on the nightly price and cleaning fee: 7% state, 3% state-collected local, 1.5% Horry County and 1.5% city.
Violations are misdemeanors: a fine of up to $500 or 30 days, with each day of violation a separate offense.

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At a glance

Myrtle Beach Airbnb Rules at a Glance

License required: Yes
Taxes on a stay: 13%
Fine for hosting without a permit: Up to $500
Listings showing a permit number: 0%
Latest rule change: Aug 28, 2025

Listing figures: AirROI, 12 months to September 2026. A number on a listing doesn't prove the permit or license is valid, and a missing one doesn't prove there is none.

The rules in brief

The rules a Myrtle Beach host meets first, each linked to the ordinance, statute or official page it comes from. Details and exceptions follow below.

Myrtle Beach Airbnb Rules at a Glance
Topic	Rule
Permit	Business license for every rental¹⁸
Who can host	24 grandfathered houses¹⁷
Where	Seven districts allow short-term rentals, one by exception^6,17
Minimum stay	Short-term means under 90 days^17,18
Listing display	Sign near the front door³
Platforms	Airbnb collects the state, county and city taxes²⁶
Neighbors	Quality of Life Court hears zoning and noise cases²³

Your home

Can You Host an Airbnb in Myrtle Beach? It Depends on the Home

Whether you can host in Myrtle Beach turns on whose home it is and whether you live there.

Your own home or condo in a zone that allows short-term rentals

Allowed with conditions

Allowed with a city business license, the lodging taxes (which Airbnb collects) and a sign with the license holder's name near the front door of a single-family home. The Zoning Administrator confirms the address when the license is issued.^3,17,19,26

A second home or investment condo you don't live in

Allowed with conditions

Allowed in a zone that permits stays under 90 days, with the same business license; the city's rules turn on the zoning district rather than on where the owner lives. Condominium buildings post each unit's license in the main office or on a public notice board, and in the oceanfront area between Kings Highway and the ocean a building of more than two units used for short-term rental may not be leased for 90 days or more.^3,4,17,18

A house in a traditional residential neighborhood

Not allowed

Not allowed: districts that begin with R are closed except RMV, and a property that is not already zoned for short-term rental cannot be converted. Only 24 older houses are grandfathered, and violations are misdemeanors.¹⁷

Bookings you take yourself, outside Airbnb

Allowed with conditions

Needs a state retail license ($50 per rental location), collection of the 7% state tax plus the local taxes on those bookings, and registration with the city and Horry County for the hospitality fees and local accommodations tax.^12,14,18,21

Permit

Do You Need a Permit for Airbnb in Myrtle Beach?

Yes. Short-term rental hosts in Myrtle Beach need the City of Myrtle Beach business license from the City of Myrtle Beach Business License Division, Financial Services Department. It costs $50.^{3,6,14,17,18,19,22,27}

Who needs it: Every owner who rents out a home or condo in Myrtle Beach, whether the stays are short-term or long-term, and only at an address zoned for rentals of under 90 days. A state retail license is also needed for bookings taken outside Airbnb or a property manager.^{3,6,14,17,18,19,22,27}
Issued by: City of Myrtle Beach Business License Division, Financial Services Department
Valid for: The city license is annual, with renewal due by April 30; a renewal received after that date adds a 5% penalty for each month or part of a month. Licenses are not refundable or pro-rated and do not transfer with a change of ownership.
Processing: In person, generally 7 to 10 business days; mail-in applications take up to two weeks, depending on the type of business.
On listings: No number needed on listings
Platform checks: No city registry or listing number; Airbnb collects the state, county and city taxes on the host's behalf. Platforms that file a multi-location state accommodations return must tell the Department of Revenue where each rental is, so the city can find unlicensed rentals.

Fees

Fees
Fee	Amount	When
State retail license (accommodations tax), per rental locationNon-refundable and does not expire. Needed only for bookings a host takes directly, outside Airbnb or a property manager.	$50	one-time

Who qualifies

The property must stand in a zoning district that allows rentals of under 90 days; the Zoning Administrator reviews every application
The address must be in the RMV, MU-H, C6, A, E, HC1 or HC2 district, or the IR district by special exception; other R districts are closed, and 24 older houses in residential zones are grandfathered
A license is not issued if prior-year fees are unpaid, a city ordinance violation exists or the location is not zoned for the use
A license does not transfer to a buyer; a new owner applies for a new license

How to apply

Check the zoning map and confirm with Planning & Zoning (843-918-1050) that the address sits in a district that allows rentals of under 90 days.
Apply for the business license through the city's online portal, by mail, or in person at the City Services Building, 921 North Oak Street, with photo ID, the application form and the fee.
The Zoning Administrator and the Fire Inspector review the application; the license is then printed and mailed to the owner.
For bookings taken outside Airbnb, register with the city for the 1% hospitality fee and 0.5% local accommodations tax and file a report every period, even a zero report; Airbnb remits these on its own bookings.

Applications go through the official application page .

Permit rules

Business license for every rental: Since June 1, 2015 the city has required a business license for all rental properties, short-term or long-term, residential or commercial.¹⁸ In force since June 1, 2015
Zoning Administrator approves each application: Every business license application goes to the Zoning Administrator, who verifies that the business can operate at the address under the zoning code; some applications also need site inspections.¹⁹
Renewal due April 30: Business license renewals are due by April 30; a renewal received or postmarked May 1 or later adds a 5% penalty of the license fee for each month or part of a month.^3,19
License fee follows gross receipts: The license fee is calculated from the business's gross receipts, the total revenue it generates, not from a flat rate; a new license uses an estimate of receipts to May 31. On the rate sheet the city posts for license years from May 1, 2024, a business located in the city pays a base of $95 to $155 on its first $2,000 of gross receipts, depending on its rate class, plus $2.50 to $3.10 for each further $1,000 up to $2 million; the sheet does not say which class a rental falls in.^18,25
License does not transfer to a buyer: A business license cannot be transferred; a change of controlling interest counts as a new business that needs a new license.³
Sign near the front door: A single-family home lawfully rented short-term must show the license holder's name and address on a weatherproof sign near the front door; condominium buildings post each unit's license in the main office or a public notice board.³
State retail license for direct bookings: A host who takes bookings directly, outside a platform or property manager, needs a South Carolina Department of Revenue retail license for each rental location, at $50 once. A host who rents only through a platform or manager that takes payment does not, because that company remits the tax.^12,14
Airbnb collects the state, county and city taxes: Airbnb adds the state taxes, the local taxes the state administers, the Horry County tax and the Myrtle Beach accommodations tax and hospitality fee to each booking of 89 nights or fewer and remits them for the host.²⁶
Platforms report rental locations to the state: A filer of a state accommodations tax return that covers several locations, including an online marketplace that collects the tax, must tell the Department of Revenue where each rental is, so towns can find rentals that are not licensed.²⁷

Who can host

Who Can Host an Airbnb in Myrtle Beach, and Where

South Carolina state law applies on top of Myrtle Beach's own rules: the South Carolina short-term rental regulations page covers the state license and what cities and counties can and can't regulate.

Zoning decides whether you can rent: A property can be rented for stays under 90 days only if its zoning district allows it; the city says to check the zoning map first, and a business license is then required.¹⁷
R districts are closed except RMV: Zoning districts that begin with R do not allow short-term rentals, except the Residential Multifamily Visitor (RMV) zone; most Myrtle Beach residential neighborhoods are not zoned for them.¹⁷
Seven districts allow short-term rentals, one by exception: The city's Table of Uses permits short-term rentals (visitor accommodations) in the RMV, MU-H, C6, A (Amusement), E (Entertainment), HC1 and HC2 districts and by special exception in the IR district; every other district is left blank, which means the use is not allowed.^6,17
A short-term rental is a commercial use: The zoning code defines a visitor accommodation, also called a short-term rental, as a living unit rented or furnished to another for any period under 90 continuous days, and treats it as a commercial use; timeshares and fractional ownership are included.⁵
Oceanfront buildings cannot convert to long-term rentals: Between Kings Highway and the Atlantic Ocean, a building of more than two units that was built or used for short-term rental may not be rented for 90 continuous days or more, and chaining successive short leases to keep a guest past 90 days is also a violation. Owners already licensed for long-term rental at adoption keep that use while they hold the license.^4,24 Applies to: Oceanfront commercial districts between Kings Highway and the ocean · In force since December 10, 2024
Minimum parking for visitor accommodations: The zoning code's minimum off-street parking for visitor accommodations is 1 space for a one-bedroom unit, 1½ for two bedrooms, 2 for three and 2½ for four, plus ½ space for each additional bedroom.⁷
No conversion to short-term use: A property that is not already in a zone that allows short-term rentals cannot be converted to or approved for that use.¹⁷
24 grandfathered houses: Only 24 houses in traditional residential zones are grandfathered for short-term rentals, because they have been used that way since before the current zoning.¹⁷

Operating rules

Operating Rules for Myrtle Beach Short-Term Rentals

Short-term means under 90 days: The city and the state both treat a stay of under 90 days as short-term; a stay of 90 or more consecutive days in the same place is not a short-term accommodation for the lodging taxes.^17,18
City hospitality fee: 1%: Myrtle Beach charges a 1% hospitality fee on transient accommodations, which the host collects from guests and remits to the city; it is not a state tax and is not paid to the Department of Revenue.^18,20
City local accommodations tax: 0.5%: Myrtle Beach charges a one-half percent local accommodations tax on short-term accommodations, remitted to the city monthly or quarterly by the 20th day after the period ends.¹⁸
Horry County hospitality fee: 1.5% inside the city: Horry County charges a 1.5% hospitality fee on transient accommodations inside city limits, on top of the city's own taxes; in unincorporated areas the county rate is 3%.^20,21 In force since July 1, 2021
Required cleaning fees are taxed: A cleaning fee that every guest must pay is part of the taxable room charge, at the 7% state rate plus any local tax; an optional cleaning fee is not taxed.¹²
Violations are misdemeanors: Renting where zoning does not allow it, or operating without a business license, is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500 or up to 30 days in jail; each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense.^8,17,18
Quality of Life Court hears zoning and noise cases: Police and code enforcement officers can write summonses for excessive noise, illegal signs and zoning violations, which are heard in the city's Quality of Life Court.²³
72 rental days keep the 4% owner-occupied property tax rate: No city night cap exists, but renting a legal residence for more than 72 days in a calendar year can cost the owner the 4% property tax assessment ratio for owner-occupied homes.¹⁶

Taxes

How Much Are Airbnb Taxes in Myrtle Beach?

About 13% on the nightly price and cleaning fee for stays under 90 nights: 7% state, 3% local sales taxes the state collects, 1.5% Horry County and 1.5% city.

13% in all

How the 13% on a Myrtle Beach stay splits between the taxes in the table below

Median nightly rate, booked nights: $210
Taxes on that night (13%): $27
Guest pays, before Airbnb and cleaning fees: $237

How Much Are Airbnb Taxes in Myrtle Beach?
Tax	Rate	Collected by
State sales tax on accommodations 5% of the listing price, cleaning fee and guest fee on stays of 89 nights or fewer	5%^12,26	Airbnb
State accommodations tax 2% of the listing price, cleaning fee and guest fee on stays of 89 nights or fewer; the state shares it with cities and counties for tourism	2%^12,26	Airbnb
Local sales taxes collected by the state (education capital improvement, transportation, tourism development) 3% in total, collected by the Department of Revenue for Horry County and Myrtle Beach	3%^15,26	Airbnb
Horry County hospitality fee 1.5% of gross proceeds from transient accommodations inside city limits	1.5%^21,26	Airbnb
Myrtle Beach local accommodations tax 0.5% of the listing price, cleaning fee and guest fee on stays of 89 nights or fewer	0.5%^18,26	Airbnb
Myrtle Beach hospitality fee 1% of the listing price, cleaning fee and guest fee on stays of 89 nights or fewer	1%^18,26	Airbnb

Total on a stay 13% · All by Airbnb

At Myrtle Beach's median booked rate of $210 a night, the taxes collected on a booking come to about $27 a night.

What the host still handles

A City of Myrtle Beach business license, renewed each year by April 30
A South Carolina Department of Revenue retail license ($50 per rental location) and accommodations tax account, if any booking is taken outside a platform or property manager
City of Myrtle Beach hospitality fee and local accommodations tax accounts, and a Horry County hospitality fee account, for bookings that Airbnb does not collect^{12,15,18,21,26}

Fines

How to Avoid Airbnb Fines in Myrtle Beach

Fines in Myrtle Beach fall on hosting without the City of Myrtle Beach business license, or outside the rules above. With it in hand and the rules followed, none of the fines below apply.

Operating without a business license, or violating the license ordinance: a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500 plus court costs, or up to 30 days in jail, and each day of violation is a separate offense.¹⁸
Renting where zoning does not allow it: a misdemeanor with fines of up to $500 and/or 30 days per occurrence on conviction, and each day the violation continues is a separate offense.^8,17
Late renewal: a penalty of 5% of the license fee for each month or part of a month after April 30, capped at 30%; opening before obtaining a license also draws 5% a month.^3,18,19
Late city taxes: a 10% penalty on a late hospitality fee remittance and 2% per month on a late local accommodations tax remittance.¹⁸
Horry County hospitality fee violations: a misdemeanor with a fine not exceeding $500 or up to 30 days in jail, each day a separate offense.²¹
State law lets a town or county that has adopted the Fairness in Lodging Act add a civil penalty of $500 to $2,000 for each seven days a rental operated without remitting local accommodations tax.²

Changes

What's Changed in Myrtle Beach's Airbnb Rules

No change was scheduled when the rules were checked on October 17, 2026; the most recent are listed first.

May 5, 2026 Not in force
Senate Finance reports H.3876 with amendments
H.3876 would make accommodations intermediaries collect and remit state and local lodging taxes unless a property manager is designated the merchant of record. The Senate Finance Committee recommended it favorably with amendments on May 5, 2026, and it remains in the Senate.⁹
August 28, 2025
Federal court lets challenges to the overlay proceed
On August 28, 2025 the U.S. District Court for South Carolina dismissed some claims against the overlay (spot zoning, unauthorized taxation, contract rights, vested rights) and allowed the constitutional, Planning Act and Fair Housing Act claims to proceed in MBSC Property South LLC v. City of Myrtle Beach.²⁴
March 11, 2025 Not in force
Senate bill S.442 would allow local bans and caps
S.442 would expressly let local governments prohibit or cap short-term rentals and add tax-collection rules. It has stayed in the Senate Judiciary Committee.¹¹
January 30, 2025 Not in force
House bill H.3861 would bar local bans
H.3861 would prohibit municipalities and counties from banning the rental of a residential dwelling to short-term guests. It has stayed in committee.¹⁰
December 10, 2024
Short-Term Rental Conversion Overlay adopted
Ordinance 2024-69 created the STRC Overlay Zone: buildings of more than two units built or used as visitor accommodations between Kings Highway and the Atlantic Ocean may not be rented for 90 continuous days or more.^4,24
April 9, 2024
Moratorium on converting oceanfront short-term rentals
Ordinance 2024-27, adopted April 9 and May 14, 2024, paused conversions of multi-unit short-term rental buildings to long-term rentals between Kings Highway and the ocean while the city studied tax and jobs effects.²⁴
July 1, 2021
County hospitality fee resumes inside the city
After a settlement between the city and Horry County, the county resumed its 1.5% hospitality fee inside Myrtle Beach on July 1, 2021, and the city reset its local accommodations tax to 0.5% and its hospitality fee to 1%.²⁰
June 1, 2015
Business license required for every rental property
A business license ordinance adopted on June 10, 2014 took effect on June 1, 2015 and requires a license for all rental properties, short-term and long-term.¹⁸

Listing data

What Myrtle Beach's Listings Show

AirROI, a short-term-rental data firm, counted 8,700 active Airbnb listings in Myrtle Beach over the 12 months to September 2026. 0% of them displayed a permit, license or registration number.

Minimum stay set on Myrtle Beach listings

Share of active listings by the shortest stay they accept

30%

43%

17%

<1%

Minimum stay in numbers

Minimum stay set on Myrtle Beach listings
Shortest stay accepted	Share of listings
1 night	30%
2 nights	43%
3 nights	17%
4–6 nights	6%
7–29 nights	3%
30+ nights	<1%

What officials report

24: Houses in residential zones grandfathered for short-term rental · as of October 2026The city's Planning & Zoning page counts 24 houses in traditional residential zones grandfathered for short-term rentals.¹⁷

Earnings

What Could a Myrtle Beach Short-Term Rental Earn?

The rules shape the numbers: a license that costs $50 and taxes of 13% that Airbnb adds to guests' bills. For a specific address, the Airbnb profit calculator estimates revenue, occupancy and nightly rate from comparable listings, so you can test the numbers before applying.

Estimate what a Myrtle Beach home could earn

FAQ

Myrtle Beach Airbnb Rules: Frequently Asked Questions

Is Airbnb legal in Myrtle Beach?

Yes, but only in zones that allow rentals under 90 days, and with a city business license. Most Myrtle Beach residential neighborhoods are not zoned for short-term rentals.¹⁷

Do I need a permit for Airbnb in Myrtle Beach?

You need a City of Myrtle Beach business license, which the city requires for all rental properties, short-term or long-term. A state retail license is needed only for bookings you take outside Airbnb or a property manager.^12,18

How much is the Myrtle Beach business license?

There is no flat fee: the city calculates the license fee from the business's gross receipts. On the city's current rate sheet a business in the city pays a base of $95 to $155 on its first $2,000 of receipts, depending on its rate class, plus $2.50 to $3.10 for each further $1,000; the Business License Division at 843-918-1200 confirms the class and amount for a given rental. Hosts who book directly also pay $50 once for the state retail license.^14,18,19,25

Can I rent a home I don't live in?

Yes, in a zone that allows stays under 90 days, with a city business license; the city's rules turn on the zoning district rather than on where the owner lives. A house in a traditional residential zone cannot be rented short-term unless it is one of 24 grandfathered houses.^17,18

Which zones allow Airbnb in Myrtle Beach?

Short-term rentals are permitted in the RMV, MU-H, C6, A, E, HC1 and HC2 districts and by special exception in IR; the other R districts and every district the Table of Uses leaves blank are closed. Check the address on the city zoning map first.^6,17

Does Airbnb collect hotel tax in Myrtle Beach?

Yes. Airbnb collects the 5% state sales tax and 2% state accommodations tax, the local taxes the state administers, the Horry County tax and Myrtle Beach's 0.5% local accommodations tax and 1% hospitality fee on bookings of 89 nights or fewer.²⁶

What is the hotel tax rate in Myrtle Beach?

About 13% on the nightly price and cleaning fee: 7% state tax, 3% in local sales taxes the state collects, 1.5% Horry County hospitality fee, 0.5% city local accommodations tax and 1% city hospitality fee.^13,15,18,21

What is the fine for an illegal short-term rental in Myrtle Beach?

Violations are misdemeanors with a fine of up to $500 and/or up to 30 days in jail on conviction. For operating without a business license each day of violation is a separate offense.^17,18

Is there a limit on how many nights I can host?

The city's rules turn on the length of each stay, not a yearly total: a rental of under 90 days counts as short-term and must be in a zone that allows it. Renting a legal residence for more than 72 days a year can also cost the 4% owner-occupied property tax rate.^16,17

When does the Myrtle Beach business license renew?

Renewals are due by April 30. A renewal received or postmarked May 1 or later adds a 5% penalty of the license fee for each month or part of a month.¹⁹

Can I rent my oceanfront condo for 90 days or longer?

Not in a building of more than two units that was built or used for short-term rental between Kings Highway and the ocean: since December 10, 2024 such units may not be rented for 90 continuous days or more, unless the owner already held a long-term rental business license at adoption.⁴

Do I have to put up a sign or post my license?

A single-family home rented short-term must show the license holder's name and address on a weatherproof sign near the front door. Condominium buildings post each unit's license in the main office or on a public notice board.³

How many Myrtle Beach Airbnbs are registered?

In AirROI's listing data, 0% of the 8,700 Myrtle Beach Airbnb listings active in the 12 months to September 2026 displayed a permit, license or registration number. A number on a listing shows the host entered one; it doesn't confirm the permit is valid.

How much does an Airbnb make in Myrtle Beach?

The average Myrtle Beach listing earned $25,800 in the 12 months to September 2026, according to AirROI, averaged across every active listing including those booked for only part of the year. The Myrtle Beach Airbnb market report breaks it down by month, property size and neighborhood.

Method

How These Rules Were Checked

Each rule on this page was checked in October 2026 against the official source cited beside it: the ordinance or statute, the permit office's own pages and the tax authority. Airbnb's help pages are cited on their own only for what Airbnb itself does, such as the taxes it collects and the permit checks it runs, and otherwise only beside an official source; news reports only for when a change was announced. Rules that could not be confirmed on an official page are left out. The city code (Municode) and the federal court order (CourtListener) were read in a browser, and the city's business license rate sheet (a PDF behind a Cloudflare check) was opened in a browser.

Rules change with council votes, court rulings and new state laws, so the page is rechecked every three months and whenever a scheduled change takes effect. It summarizes the rules for information and is not legal advice; the local authority has the final word on any application.

Listing figures come from AirROI's tracking of 8,700 active Myrtle Beach Airbnb listings over the 12 months to September 2026.

Sources

Each rule above links to the source it comes from. Official ordinances, statutes and government pages come first, then Airbnb's own help pages.

1. South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 5, Chapter 7 (Section 5-7-30, powers of municipalities) · South Carolina Legislature
2. South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 6, Chapter 1 (Article 8, Fairness in Lodging Act) · South Carolina Legislature
3. Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article II: Business Licenses · City of Myrtle Beach (Municode)
4. Code of Ordinances, Appendix A (Zoning), Section 1808: Short-Term Rental Conversion (STRC) Overlay Zone · City of Myrtle Beach (Municode)
5. Code of Ordinances, Appendix A (Zoning), Section 203: Definitions · City of Myrtle Beach (Municode)
6. Code of Ordinances, Appendix A (Zoning), Section 1407: Table of Uses · City of Myrtle Beach (Municode)
7. Code of Ordinances, Appendix A (Zoning), Section 1006: Spaces and Loading/Unloading Areas · City of Myrtle Beach (Municode)
8. Code of Ordinances, Appendix A (Zoning), Section 110: Penalty · City of Myrtle Beach (Municode)
9. H. 3876, Accommodations (2025-2026 session) · South Carolina Legislature
10. H. 3861, Short-term rentals (2025-2026 session) · South Carolina Legislature
11. S. 442, Short Term Rentals (2025-2026 session) · South Carolina Legislature
12. Accommodations (Accommodations Tax) · South Carolina Department of Revenue
13. SC Information Letter #15-4: Rent by Owner Vacation Rental Websites · South Carolina Department of Revenue
14. Licensing (Retail License) · South Carolina Department of Revenue
15. ST-575 South Carolina Sales Tax Rate by Municipality (Rev. 2/5/26) · South Carolina Department of Revenue
16. SC Revenue Ruling #15-4: Vacation rentals, 15-day sales tax exemption and 72-day property tax assessment ratio · South Carolina Department of Revenue
17. Planning & Zoning Department: Zoning & Short-Term Rentals · City of Myrtle Beach
18. Business License FAQs · City of Myrtle Beach
19. Business License Division · City of Myrtle Beach
20. Businesses, here's a reminder about Hospitality Tax, Local Accommodations Tax and Hospitality Fee changes · City of Myrtle Beach
21. Hospitality Fee · Horry County Treasurer
22. File Your Hospitality Fee and Business License Fees Online · City of Myrtle Beach
23. Code Enforcement & Quality of Life Court · City of Myrtle Beach
24. MBSC Property South LLC v. City of Myrtle Beach, No. 4:25-cv-01475, memorandum opinion and order (D.S.C. Aug. 28, 2025) · U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina (via CourtListener)
25. Business License Rates, effective business license year starting 5/1/2024 · City of Myrtle Beach
26. Occupancy tax collection and remittance by Airbnb in South Carolina · Airbnb Help Center
27. Act 237 Makes Locating Short-Term Rentals Easier · Municipal Association of South Carolina