Short-term rental permit rules in Lynn, MA — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Lynn requires every short-term rental to hold an annual license from Inspectional Services, allowed only in owner-occupied homes. The application and inspection fee is $100 per unit, and hosts must also register on the Massachusetts DOR registry.
Lynn's short-term rental ordinance, administered by the Inspectional Services Department at 3 City Hall Square, Room 401, lets an owner operate only where the unit is the owner's primary residence, or an owner-adjacent unit in a 2- or 3-family the owner lives in. Investor-owned STRs are not licensed without special approval. Operators file a Short-Term Rental application and a Statement of Responsibility, pay a $100 application and inspection fee per unit, and pass an ISD inspection every five years, with a $25 re-inspection charge. Statewide, hosts must also register with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
Operating an unlicensed short-term rental exposes the host to $300-per-day fines and a possible court summons, plus state penalties and back taxes for skipping the DOR registry. Inspectional Services can deny or revoke the license.
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