Springfield, MA Short-Term Rentals: Extended Home Share (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual cap
- 365 days per year
- Condition
- Operator occupies unit full time
- Guest limit
- 8 guests, max 4 bedrooms
- Chapter adopted
- Oct. 5, 2020
Summary
Springfield lets operators rent bedrooms in their own occupied home as a short-term rental up to 365 days a year, provided one bedroom stays reserved for, and occupied by, the operator the entire time.
Short-term rental of a shared residential unit. An operator may offer bedrooms within their residential unit as a short-term rental 365 days per year. One bedroom in the unit shall be reserved for, and occupied by, the operator during the entire term of the rental.
F. Short-term rental of an unoccupied residential unit. Short-term rentals shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 90 consecutive or nonconsecutive calendar days per year, when the operator is not occupying the residential unit during the entire term of the short-term rental.
G. Rental period and use. Renting for an hourly rate, or for rental durations of fewer than 10 consecutive hours shall not be permitted. Commercial meetings and uses are prohibited in short-term rentals.
H. No outstanding violations. The residential unit offered as a short-term rental shall not have any outstanding building, sanitary, zoning, or fire code violations, orders of abatement, or stop-work orders, or other requirements, laws, or regulations that prohibit the operator from offering the residential unit as a short-term rental. If a violation or other order is issued, upon notice of said violation or order short-term rental use shall be terminated until the violation has been cured or otherwise resolved.
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4680006; v21 updated 2025-12-15; through 12-15-2025).
Full Breakdown
Section 238-5.E of the Springfield, Massachusetts, General Code allows an operator to offer bedrooms within their residential unit as a short-term rental 365 days per year, with no annual night cap, so long as one bedroom in the unit remains reserved for and occupied by the operator during the entire term of every rental. This year-round allowance applies only to shared, occupied units and contrasts with the separate 90-day annual cap that applies when the operator is not living in the unit being rented, under § 238-5.F. Guest counts are separately capped at eight, or two per bedroom, with no more than four bedrooms rented at once.
Violations & Fines
Offering a shared-unit rental without keeping the required bedroom occupied by the operator, or exceeding the guest and bedroom caps, is enforced the same as any Chapter 238 violation, $300 per violation per day under § 238-7.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rent rooms in my Springfield home every night of the year?
Does the 365-day allowance apply if I'm not living in the unit?
Sources & Official References
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