Lynn caps short-term rental occupancy by unit type: a Home Share is limited to 5 bedrooms or 10 guests, and a Limited Share, where the owner is present, to 3 bedrooms or 6 guests, whichever is fewer.
Lynn's short-term rental ordinance sets guest caps by category. A Home Share Unit, the owner's whole primary residence, is limited to five bedrooms or ten guests, whichever is less. A Limited Share Unit, where the owner rents part of the home they occupy, is limited to three bedrooms or six guests, whichever is less, with one bedroom reserved for the owner or operator. An Owner Adjacent Unit is a single non-primary unit in a 2- or 3-family the owner lives in, one per property. Inspectional Services verifies the limits at licensing.
Exceeding the licensed bedroom or guest count violates the STR ordinance and can lead Inspectional Services to deny or revoke the annual license, on top of $300-per-day fines for operating outside the licensed terms.
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