Whole-home short-term rentals in Burlington are capped at 30 rental nights per calendar year when the host is absent, one of the strictest unhosted-night caps in New England.
CDO Sec. 5.4.5 Limited Home Rental category allows owners of a primary residence to rent the entire dwelling for short stays only while temporarily away, totaling no more than 30 nights per calendar year. Bookings are tracked through registration filings and platform data the city subpoenas during enforcement. Hosted Home Stay rentals where the owner remains on-site have no night cap. The cap aims to prevent de facto full-time STR operations that erode Burlington's tight long-term rental market and feed displacement pressures.
Exceeding 30 unhosted nights triggers registration revocation, $500 per-night fines, and a two-year ban on reapplying for any STR registration at the property.
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