Occupancy Limits: Brookline vs Quincy

How many guests can stay overnight in a Brookline short-term rental?

Article 17 caps overnight occupancy at 2 guests per bedroom up to 8 guests total, including any long-term renters on the property. A 3-bedroom unit is capped at 6 guests, a 4-bedroom unit hits the overall ceiling at 8 guests.

Do small bedrooms count toward Brookline's STR occupancy limit?

Only rooms that meet 780 CMR (State Building Code) and 105 CMR 410 (State Sanitary Code) sleeping-room standards for area, ceiling height, ventilation, light, life-safety devices, and egress count as bedrooms for the 2-per-bedroom calculation. The Town inspection that precedes the Certificate of Registration verifies which rooms qualify.

How many guests can stay in a Quincy short-term rental?

Quincy Code § 196-14 does not set a per-bedroom occupancy formula. The enforceable cap is the maximum occupancy you declare on your Massachusetts DOR Short-Term Rental Registry application under MGL c.64G, subject to the 105 CMR 410 sanitary-code minimums of 70 square feet for one sleeper plus 50 square feet for each additional sleeper in any room used for sleeping.

Do I need a lodging-house license in Quincy?

If you rent four or more rooms to unrelated lodgers, MGL c.140 §§22-32 treats the property as a lodging house and a separate City of Quincy lodging-house license from the Board of License Commissioners is required, in addition to the § 196-14 STR registration with the Department of Inspectional Services and the state DOR STR registration under MGL c.64G.