What does first captured mean for an STR permit record?

It is the date a record first appeared in the dataset when its public register was pulled. It is not the permit's issue date. A record new to the dataset can be a new rental, a property that changed hands, or an owner who came into compliance.

Why do Texas STR records have no phone or email?

The Texas Comptroller's Hotel Tax Permits file lists taxpayer number, location name and address, county, NAICS code and dates. It has no phone or email columns. Of 47,269 Texas records in the dataset, 9 are marked contactable, so plan on mail or a site visit.

Is a New Orleans STR application the same as a license?

No. The applications file lists every application, past and present, with its current status. The active licenses file lists licenses in force. Non-commercial licenses are allocated by lottery, and the next lottery is on October 6, 2026.

Can I call or text owners from these permit records?

Many owners in permit registers are individuals. TCPA and Do-Not-Call rules apply to calls and texts, so scrub numbers against the DNC lists and get consent where the rules require it. See the guide on calling STR owners under TCPA and DNC rules.

New Florida, Louisiana and Texas STR permit records, Sep 21-27, 2026

Q: How often are the STR permit registers checked?

The Florida DBPR vacation rental register is checked every 4 hours. The other 35 registers are checked every 24 hours. As of October 4, 2026, all 36 enabled registers had run within the previous 24 hours.

595 STR permit records were first captured in the week of Sep 21, 2026. Florida, Louisiana and Texas led. See which registers moved and what buyers should do.

Published Oct 4, 2026 · 8 min read · by Lead Mining Company

In the week of September 21 to 27, 2026, 595 short-term rental permit records were first captured from public registers. Florida led with 194. Louisiana followed with 187 and Texas added 109. Those three states account for 490 of the 595 records, or 82%.

Where new STR permit records appeared in the week of Sep 21

Florida's 194 records all came from one source, the state's vacation rental license file. Louisiana's 187 came from New Orleans (180) and East Baton Rouge (7). Texas split between the statewide hotel tax permit file (68) and Austin's city register (41).

The rest of the country added 105 records. Illinois had 31, all from Chicago's shared housing registrations. California had 29: 27 from San Diego's short-term residential occupancy licenses and 2 from Sonoma. Kentucky had 15, all from Louisville. Colorado, Washington, Minnesota, Tennessee, Oregon, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Pennsylvania added 30 between them.

By city, Austin led with 43 records. San Diego had 26 and Panama City Beach had 25. Cape Coral (16), Hollywood (11), South Padre Island (9), Fort Lauderdale (8), Galveston (8) and Lubbock (7) were the other cities with seven or more.

Which registers supplied the records

Eight registers produced 541 of the week's 595 records. The table shows each one, its count for the week and how often it is checked.

Register	State	Records first captured, Sep 21-27	Checked every
Florida DBPR vacation rental licenses	FL	194	4 hours
New Orleans STR permit applications	LA	94	24 hours
Texas hotel tax permits	TX	68	24 hours
New Orleans active STR licenses	LA	63	24 hours
Austin short-term rental locations	TX	41	24 hours
Chicago active shared housing registrations	IL	31	24 hours
San Diego STRO licenses	CA	27	24 hours
New Orleans non-commercial STR licenses	LA	23	24 hours

Contact rates split sharply by state. Of Florida's 194 records, 193 were marked contactable. Louisiana had 140 of 187. California's 29 and Kentucky's 15 were all contactable. Texas and Illinois had none. Across the whole week, 382 of 595 records were marked contactable, or 64%.

How often each register is checked

The Florida register is checked every 4 hours. The other 35 registers are checked every 24 hours. As of October 4, 2026, all 36 enabled registers had run within the previous 24 hours.

Check frequency matters because each publisher updates on its own clock. DBPR says its vacation rental database refreshes daily with information provided by licensees. New Orleans posts its applications file on the city's open data portal, which showed an update on October 4. The Texas Comptroller lists its hotel tax permit file as updated monthly.

In Florida, where DBPR's database refreshes daily and the register is checked every 4 hours, the first-captured date should sit close to the day a record went public. In Texas, a record can trail the underlying permit by weeks, because the state file itself moves monthly.

What a Florida DBPR vacation rental license record means

Florida licenses vacation rentals through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Section 509.241 of the Florida Statutes requires every public lodging establishment to hold a license from the division.

Under section 509.242, a vacation rental is a condo or co-op unit, or a house or dwelling of one to four families, that is also a transient public lodging establishment. DBPR's guidance says that means a property rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for stays under 30 consecutive days, or advertised as regularly rented that way.

Three parts of section 509.241 shape how to read a new Florida record:

Licenses renew every year. The state sets a staggered schedule, so renewals are spread across the calendar.
Licenses do not transfer. The statute bars moving a license from one place or individual to another. A buyer of a licensed rental needs a license of their own.
Changes are reported within 30 days. Licensees must report any change in the street or unit address, or in the number of units under the license.

The second rule changes how to read a new record. A Florida record new to the dataset may be a brand-new rental. It may also be an existing rental that just changed hands, or an owner who came into compliance. The record alone does not say which. The county's property sale records can tell you.

The register covers all seven DBPR districts. Panama City Beach led Florida with 25 records this week, followed by Cape Coral (16), Hollywood (11) and Fort Lauderdale (8). Bradenton, Davenport and Miami Beach had 6 each. The Florida DBPR vacation rental licenses register page has more on this source.

New Orleans applications, licenses and the October 6 lottery

New Orleans regulates short-term rentals through its Department of Safety and Permits. The city publishes three files that fed this week's numbers, and each measures something different.

STR Permit Applications lists every application, past and present, with its current status. It supplied 94 records this week.
Active Short-Term Rental Licenses lists licenses in force. The city says it includes commercial, non-commercial and operator licenses, plus hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts that list on rental platforms. It supplied 63.
Non-Commercial Short-Term Rental Licenses covers the non-commercial class only. It supplied 23.

The files can describe the same property more than once. An application and the license that follows it may both appear. Match on address before you count properties.

The applications file has columns for application date, issue date, current status, license holder, and operator name, phone and email. That fits the contact rate in the dataset: 29,246 of 33,943 Louisiana records are marked contactable.

Timing matters this week. The city's short-term rental office lists a third-quarter application window for non-commercial licenses from September 16 to 22, 2026, with the lottery on October 6. The week of September 21 overlaps the last two days of that window, and the applications file was the busiest New Orleans source. The register does not tie each record to the lottery, so check permit type and status before you act. The city also states that its short-term rental licenses cannot be transferred, so a new owner cannot carry on under the seller's license.

Read pending versus granted permits before you treat an applicant as an operator. The New Orleans STR permit applications register page covers the file in more detail.

Texas hotel tax permits and Austin licenses

At the state level, Texas short-term rentals show up through the hotel occupancy tax. The Texas Comptroller sets the state rate at 6 percent of the cost of a room and applies it to rooms costing $15 or more a day. Its hotel tax FAQ counts condominiums, apartments and houses rented for less than 30 consecutive days as hotels. When a rental platform does not collect the tax, the property owner must collect and remit it.

The Comptroller's Hotel Tax Permits file lists taxpayers with an active hotel permit under Tax Code Chapter 156. It carries a taxpayer number, location name and address, county, NAICS industry code and a responsibility begin date. It has no phone or email columns. That matches the dataset: 9 of 47,269 Texas records are marked contactable, and none of this week's 109.

The file also includes hotels and motels. Use the location name and NAICS code to set those aside, then plan on mail or a site visit at the location address. The Texas hotel tax permits register page explains the source.

Austin adds its own layer. The city requires a short-term rental license that must be renewed annually, handled by Development Services Code Compliance. Austin's register supplied 41 records this week. South Padre Island (9), Galveston (8) and Lubbock (7) were the other Texas cities in the week's top list.

How the week compares with recent weeks

By volume, the week of September 21 was typical. Over the 12 finished weeks from July 6 through September 27, new records ranged from 454 to 1,476 a week. The median was about 592, and this week's 595 sits on it.

The week before was the outlier. The week of September 14 brought 1,476 records, 1,157 of them marked contactable. The quietest stretch ran from late August into early September, with 472 records in the week of August 31 and 454 in the week of September 7.

Across those 12 weeks, 5,013 of 8,110 records were marked contactable, or 62%. This week's 64% was in line.

The most recent seven days ran higher. In the seven days to October 4, 856 records were first captured. The Columbus, Ohio register led that window with 241, ahead of Florida's 233, Louisiana's 194 and Texas's 102. That week is not finished, so treat those numbers as partial. The fresh records index lists every week, and the week of September 21 page holds this batch.

What buyers should do with records first captured this week

Four steps apply to every buyer:

Remove what you already have. Match new records against your CRM by address. In New Orleans, also match across the three city files.
Check status. A New Orleans application is not a license. Filter to issued records, or recheck non-commercial applications after the October 6 lottery.
Sort by channel. This week's Florida, California and Kentucky records were nearly all marked contactable. Texas and Illinois records were not, so plan mail for those.
Scrub before you dial. Many owners in these registers are individuals, and TCPA and Do-Not-Call rules apply to calls and texts. Read calling STR owners under TCPA and DNC rules first.

Property managers

Start with Florida. Because licenses do not transfer, some new Florida records belong to people who just bought an existing rental. They may be deciding whether to keep the current manager. Panama City Beach and Cape Coral gave you 41 records between them this week.

Cleaning and turnover companies

Count records by city, not by state. Austin's 43 and Panama City Beach's 25 are dense enough to plan a route. Single records far from your base can wait until a cluster forms.

Insurers

A new license is a natural moment to review coverage. An owner moving a home into short stays may still carry a policy written for a primary residence or a long-term lease. Open with that question, not a quote.

Furnishers and stagers

The New Orleans files publish a bedroom limit and a guest occupancy limit for each record. That sizes the job before the first contact. Use it to price a starter package for the 63 active licenses first captured this week.

Pool, landscape and maintenance vendors

DBPR's database covers both vacation rental condos and dwellings. Condo associations often handle exterior upkeep, so split the Florida list and start with the houses.

Where to get this week's records

Each week's records are available through PermitPulse. A one-state subscription is $99 a month for up to 10,000 rows. National coverage is $299 a month for up to 50,000 rows. One-time downloads are $149 for a state and $499 for the country.