New York, NY Short-Term Rentals: Permit Requirements (2026)

NYC defines a short-term rental as a rental for fewer than 30 consecutive days of a dwelling unit within a private dwelling or class A multiple dwelling (NYC Admin Code Sec. 26-3101). Section 26-3102 makes it unlawful for a person who owns, manages, occupies, or otherwise controls a dwelling unit to offer, manage, or administer the short-term rental of that unit unless it is registered, has been issued a unique short-term rental registration number, and the registration is currently valid. The OSE's final rules implementing the law (codified at Title 43, Chapter 17 of the Rules of the City of New York, effective March 6, 2023) require the registration applicant to be a natural person who is the permanent occupant and either the owner or a lawful tenant of the unit; the host must be present and share the dwelling as a common household with guests, no more than two paying guests may stay at a time, and guests must have free and unobstructed access to every room and to each exit. Booking services such as Airbnb and Vrbo may not process transactions for a sub-30-day stay unless the listing displays a valid OSE registration number.