Some Rockland municipalities have explored or adopted annual night caps on non-owner-occupied short-term rentals to preserve housing stock. Orangetown and Clarkstown have studied STR limits. Owner-occupied rentals typically face fewer restrictions than investor-owned whole-home rentals.
Rockland County has no countywide night cap on short-term rentals, but individual towns have considered or adopted limits, especially after the NY STR Registry Law (Ch. 808, Laws of 2024) signed by Governor Hochul December 21, 2024. That statewide framework (effective March 25, 2025) requires platforms like Airbnb and VRBO to collect 4 percent state sales tax plus local taxes and report quarterly, and it authorizes county and municipal registries. In Rockland, the Rental Housing Unit Registry (Ch. 315) applies to rentals broadly. Towns like Orangetown and Clarkstown have discussed differentiating owner-occupied hosted stays (fewer restrictions) from whole-home non-hosted rentals (often capped at 30-90 nights per year in draft proposals). Check the specific town clerk for current adopted text.
Exceeding local night caps: first offense typically 500 dollars; subsequent offenses 1,000 to 2,500 dollars per night over the cap; revocation of STR registration. Platform listing without tax collection can trigger NY Tax Law §1104 penalties.
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