Newark Ordinance 6PSF-c restricts short-term rentals primarily to owner-occupied homes where the host lives onsite, with limited unhosted nights permitted only after registration with the City Clerk and inspections.
Newark's STR ordinance, codified through Title 14 licensing and Ordinance 6PSF-c (2019), generally requires the registered owner-host to reside on the premises during guest stays in one-to-four-unit dwellings. Unhosted whole-home rentals are heavily limited — owners must register, pay annual fees, carry insurance, and accept caps on unhosted nights per year. Investor-owned non-primary STRs in residential zones are largely prohibited absent specific commercial licensing. The Department of Economic and Housing Development administers registration and may revoke for violations, including hosting violations or repeated nuisance complaints in the Ironbound, Forest Hill, or Weequahic neighborhoods.
Operating without host presence where required, or exceeding allowed unhosted nights, can trigger fines escalating per occurrence, registration revocation, and platform delisting requests by the City.
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