Newark's STR ordinance imposes obligations on booking platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo — including tax collection, listing-data sharing, and removal of unregistered Newark listings on City request under Ordinance 6PSF-c.
Newark requires hosting platforms to collect and remit applicable Newark Hotel/Motel taxes and the State Occupancy Fee on bookings, share listing-level data with the City for compliance, and de-list properties identified by Newark as unregistered or operating in violation of Ordinance 6PSF-c. The City coordinates with Airbnb, Vrbo, and similar marketplaces under data-sharing arrangements first formalized after the 2019 ordinance. Platforms that knowingly continue listing non-compliant Newark units face civil penalties. This three-tier enforcement — host, platform, City — mirrors approaches used in Jersey City, San Francisco, and New York and is designed to make rule-evasion economically unattractive.
Platforms that fail to remit taxes, ignore de-list requests, or facilitate unregistered Newark listings face civil fines and potential litigation by the City Law Department.
Newark, NJ
STR permit: $250/year. NJ state hotel/motel tax (N.J.S.A. 54:32D, 6.625%) applies to all Newark STR stays under 28 days. Newark also has its own local hotel ...
Newark, NJ
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