Occupancy Regulations for Rentals

I don't know about any laws on private home occupancy restrictions but many HOAs do have restrictions based on number rooms/bedrooms.

Thank you! Do you happen to know if the HOA listings are included in the MLS listings you can view through the portal from real estate agents' websites?

Now that I have a bit more time, I can elaborate a bit more...there will be 6 of us (myself, 2 girls, 3 boys) and their ages at the time of move (summer 2018) will be 13g, 9b, 7b, 6b, and 4g.  Would I be required to rent a 3 bedroom starting off, or would we be able to stay in a 2 bedroom until we find a larger, more permanent home? (Or if we really enjoyed the 2 bedroom, stayed there if we voted to.)  We would not be starting off with much, just the basics (we are quite minimalistic and self-sustaining anyway) and I would like to get to know the island for about a year before renting something more long term than a year.  As it stands now, we share 2 bedrooms (boys room/girls room), however I wanted to find out if there were any restrictions by law or if it was left up to the owner/property manager.  We would be interested in a single family home as opposed to duplexes, apartments, and condos because 1. We enjoy spending time outside and 2. We would like to have our small garden... so our own yard would be preferred.

It would seem to me that it would be up to your landlord. Just make sure you tell them up front how many people would be in the dwelling and see if they are ok with it before you ask any other questions. I know several dwellings that house far more people than there are bedrooms for. So if there are laws (which I couldn't find any), they are not enforced. Main thing would to be sure that the amount of 'stuff' that comes with 6 people wouldn't create a fire hazard in the dwelling by making escape routes difficult.

Some condo associations limit the number of tenants per unit.

Except for condos I have not heard of any 'laws' that restrict tenancy numbers.
But many private rentals may have a limit on persons in the lease. In many cases you are sharing the property with the owners - and the limit may be put in for noise, parking, wear and tear, or more importantly water usage from the cistern and septic system.

I rent a 1 bdrm. below my home and usually restrict it to single occupancy, although I have rented to couples a few times. The extra car - the extra visitors - the water consumption - the added conversation level - and the change in ambiance and serenity was noticeable with a couple living downstairs in most cases.

I believe there are laws regarding occupancy.
They're probably not enforced.
You'd have to check with DPNR and or building permit office.
Most landlords dealing with their own rental property will limit the occupancy in their lease (if they're smart).
Condo Associations do limit occupancy.

I'm with Exit Zero when it comes to renting my 1 bedroom. Prefer single person and someone that works days, 8-5 and not a partier or loud.
Extremely quiet are and like it that way.

I'm sure you can find a 3 bedroom to suit your needs.
Personally, I'd never rent a 2 bedroom whether house or apartment to 6 persons.
2 bedrooms for 6 makes for tight quarters.
You're going to have enough "adjusting" to do without being on top of each other and making yourselves "crazy."

You didn't mention what island your moving to.

All the same, good luck to you.
Do your homework and research before moving especially as it pertains to your children's schooling and associated costs of providing for a family of 6 as it's expensive to live in the VI and costs will be going up.

Thank y'all for taking the time to reply! I appreciate it! I think I had noted that we will be moving to St Croix in the original post.
I have seen several 3 bedroom single family homes within my price range; I was mainly just asking BC I'm limiting us to 2 weeks once we get down there to find a place to avoid high costs of temporary residency.
We share 2 bedrooms now, however I do realize the kiddos will be older when the time comes.
I have been researching for about 4 months now and we are not moving until the summer of 2018. I'm quite OCD about researching for small decisions, so regarding this change that will impact even more so, I have ordered the kit that includes the settlers handbook (already read it twice...second time highlighted pertinent information), am about to order the DVD, and signed up for newsletters/site updates on as many sites (such as this one) as I could find, as well as job listing and rental updates to get an idea of what is typically available in those areas. I research during the day when possible or if i think of a specific question, but once I get the kiddos to bed I'm literally on my phone sorting through pages like this soaking in as much information as possible and adding it to my notebook until I can barely keep my eyes open anymore. 😉
I have enjoyed this site, especially the forum, because it has helped me prepare even more by being able to view individuals' experiences.
I would not consider a condo/apartment/shared housing premises mainly out of respect for everyone else there...while we are quite tame indoors, we do like to spend a lot of time outside and have fun playing games/sports or just exploring, so the volume does increase then and I certainly do not want to be in a position that we would disturb anyone.
And we really don't have "stuff." We will have about 5-6 boxes that will include clothes, basic (like super basic) kitchen and bathroom items, and few toys, our sleeping bags, and tent. As I had mentioned, we are very minimalistic and the materialistic things we own are mostly on a "need" basis. We enjoy being outside, camping, hiking, swimming, gardening, exploring, so we really have no need for excess possessions. 🙂

Also, Exit Zero...I loved that you employed the word "serenity.". That's my sister's name. 😀

In general any laws that I've seen anywhere regarding occupancy had to do with restrictions on the number of unrelated people sharing a residence, not number of family members. Building codes typically size septic systems based on number of bedrooms because the number of residents is not controlled.