With short-term residential rentals forbidden in most of unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Gretna is moving to allow them but with some regulations. If the City Council adopts the proposed ordinance, Gretna will become the first of Jefferson's six municipalities with a short-term rental law.
The proposal would indulge short-term rentals in any Gretna zoning classification if the practice is not restricted by real estate covenants, but with an important caveat: The property owner must have a homestead exemption there and live there at least six months out of the year. That would discourage absentee landlords and limit whole-house rentals.