Southampton Village, NY Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Chapter 89 of the Southampton Village Code, Seasonal Use Rentals, was amended in its entirety on 8-14-2025 by L.L. No. 7-2025 of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Southampton. Section 89-4 sets the occupancy rules. Under § 89-4A a dwelling used as a seasonal rental can be leased only by an individual or a family. Under § 89-4F the rent or compensation paid for the rental cannot be shared by more than the permitted number of tenants. The chapter does not print that number as a figure. Instead, § 89-3C(3) requires the registration application from the owner to list the approximate number of tenants requested, and once the application items are in, the Building Department registers the unit as a seasonal use dwelling unit.

The tenant list is tied to the registry. Under § 89-4D, when the individual tenants change, the registry application must be amended to show the name of the new tenant before that person can occupy the dwelling. Section 89-2 defines a tenant as an individual who leases, uses or occupies a seasonal use dwelling unit, and any tenant must have a primary residence to return to. The lease must carry that address, a statement that the unit is registered as a seasonal use dwelling unit within the Village of Southampton, and language that occupancy is only for seasonal use.

Two other rules block ways of stretching a headcount. Section 89-4E prohibits selling shares to tenants where they obtain the rights of use and occupancy for less than the full term of the rental or less than full use of the unit. Section 89-4G prohibits leasing, use or occupancy by a tenant of less than the entire dwelling.

Stay length is capped as well. Section 89-3E says no seasonal use dwelling unit can be rented for more than 120 days within any year. Section 89-4B bars a seasonal rental of less than 14 consecutive days, and § 89-4C permits a one-week rental twice in a calendar year. When a notice of violation is served on a tenant, § 89-6 requires notice to each owner or registered lessor by certified mail.