# D.C. Code § 30-201.01: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.01

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 30-201.01
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 30 / Chapter 2 / § 30-201.01

## Text

For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Booking service" means any person or entity that facilitates short-term rental reservations and collects payment for lodging in a short-term rental. A booking service shall be a room remarketer within the meaning of § 47-2001(o-1) .
(2) "Department" means the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection or its successor agency.
(3) "Host" means a natural person who uses a booking service to provide a short-term rental to a transient guest. A host shall be a vendor within the meaning of §§ 47-2001(w) and 47-2201(g) .
(4) "Primary residence" means the property is eligible for the homestead deduction pursuant to § 47-850 .
(5) "Short-term rental" means paid lodging for transient guests with the host present, unless it is a vacation rental. A short-term rental is not a hotel, inn, motel, boarding house, rooming house, or bed and breakfast. A short-term rental operates within a portion of the host's residential property, unless it is a vacation rental.
(6) "Vacation rental" means a short-term rental that operates within a host's residential property wherein a transient guest has exclusive use of the host's property during the transient guest's stay and the host is not present on the premises. A vacation rental is subject to additional restrictions, including § 30-201.06(e) .

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 30-201.01 § 30-201.01. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.02 § 30-201.02. Restrictions on short-term rentals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.03 § 30-201.03. Short-term rental license application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.03.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.04 § 30-201.04. Short-term rental license endorsement issuance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.04.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.05 § 30-201.05. Suspension or revocation of short-term rental license endorsement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.05.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.06 § 30-201.06. Requirements for short-term rentals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.06.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.07 § 30-201.07. Legal rights of guests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.07.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.08 § 30-201.08. Requirements for booking services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.08.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.09 § 30-201.09. Enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.09.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.10 § 30-201.10. Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.10.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-201.11 § 30-201.11. Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-201.11.md)
- [D.C. Code § 30-210.01 § 30-210.01. Short-Term Rental Funding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T30_C2_S30-210.01.md)

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