Weymouth, MA Short-Term Rentals: Insurance Requirements (2026)

Weymouth STR hosts are governed entirely by the statewide insurance mandate added by Chapter 337 of the Acts of 2018, because the Town has not adopted a local STR ordinance with its own insurance terms. The operative provision, codified at MGL c.175, §4F(b), provides that an operator shall maintain liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 to cover each short-term rental, unless that rental is offered through a hosting platform that maintains equal or greater coverage. The coverage must defend and indemnify the operator and any tenants or owners in the building for bodily injury and property damage arising from the short-term rental. Standard Massachusetts homeowner (HO-3) and condominium (HO-6) policies typically exclude business or short-term rental activity, so most Weymouth hosts either add a short-term rental endorsement to their homeowner policy or carry a dedicated landlord/STR policy that meets the $1M per-stay threshold. Major platforms satisfy the carve-out: Airbnb's AirCover Host Liability Insurance and Vrbo's Liability Insurance both publish $1,000,000 per-occurrence limits. Operators are also required, under MGL c.64G, §6 and MGL c.62C, §67, to register with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue Short-Term Rental Registry. Section 13 of c.64G obligates intermediaries (Airbnb, Vrbo) to verify operator registration before listing the property. Weymouth's Department of Municipal Licenses and Inspections enforces general zoning compliance under Chapter 120 but does not separately verify STR insurance because the requirement is administered at the state level.