Parkville loosening restrictions on short-term rentals ahead of World Cup 2026
At least one Kansas City metro city is getting a head start on cashing in on this worldwide event.
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, like Air BnBs, hoping to attract fans to that neighboring city. Parkville sits about 20 minutes from the heart of downtown Kansas City.
For a three-month window next summer, Parkville municipal leaders will allow an unlimited number of short-term rentals, hoping to bring visiting soccer fans here.
Parkville is presently home to nearly 9,000 people, and a thriving downtown. Present ordinances allow for four short-term rentals per city ward. Those restrictions will be loosened beginning May 1, 2026.
'I would stay here because it's real cozy and comfy,' Annette Hagen, , said.
Hagen knows hundreds of thousands of World Cup soccer fans are expected to crowd into the metro for soccer's biggest show next summer.
Property owners will still need a city permit to open a short-term rental. Hagen is considering transforming another apartment into a second short-term rental property.
'It's like a full apartment,' Hagen said. 'I think it will be really good for the city. I heard there will be a lot of people who are going to be here.'
Parkville Mayor Dean Katerndahl supports loosening those regulations. The mayor likes that this will allow property owners to rent their homes and rentals to others, and that permission to do so won't be permanent.
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'We want to expose people, and we want our people to have a good time while the World Cup is here. It's quite an honor to have as many games as we're going to have here,' Katerndahl said.
Fans of short-term rentals say they appreciate the extra space, and room for multiple people that most hotels don't offer. Adam Bernero, a father of five from Chicago, prefers short-term rentals.
Bernero and his son are staying in a nearby rental during a baseball trip.
'You might be able to have your family come stay with you, if you can split it with another family. That's always nice,' Bernero said.
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Katerndal said Parkville is the metro's second-fastest growing city. It's also a short distance to Riverside, Missouri, where a World Cup team could potentially make its headquarters at KC Current's training facility.
Kansas City's series of World Cup matches are scheduled to begin on June 11, 2026.
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