Short-Term Rentals in Norfolk County, MA (2026)

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40A, § 3 (Zoning Act — Statewide Limits on Local Zoning, Including Treatment of Residential Uses) (Massachusetts General Laws; applies to all cities/towns within the county)

Section 3. No zoning ordinance or by-law shall regulate or restrict the use of materials, or methods of construction of structures regulated by the state building code, nor shall any such ordinance or by-law prohibit, unreasonably regulate, or require a special permit for the use of land for the primary purpose of commercial agriculture, aquaculture, silviculture, horticulture, floriculture or ...

MGL c. 64G, Section 14 - Regulation of operators by cities or towns (Short-Term Rentals)

Section 14. A city or town, by ordinance or by-law, may regulate operators registered pursuant to section 67 of chapter 62C and impose penalties for the violation of such an ordinance or by-law. A city or town, by ordinance or by-law, may: (i) regulate the existence or location of operators under this section within the city or town, including regulating the class of operators and number of loc...