Short-term rental permit rules in Suffolk County, NY — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Suffolk County STR regulation is at the town level. East Hampton, Southampton, Southold, Riverhead, Shelter Island and Brookhaven all require rental registration or permits. Hamptons towns operate the strictest regimes with biennial registration, inspections, and minimum-stay limits.
East Hampton Town Code Chapter 199 requires a rental registry number for any rental under 28 days; registration valid 2 years, fee ~250 dollars, property inspection required. Southampton Town Code Chapter 270 requires a rental permit, limits rentals to no more than two 2-week rentals per 6-month period. Southold Town Code Chapter 207 bans rentals under 14 days outright. Brookhaven Town Code Chapter 82 requires rental property registration. Shelter Island requires registration under Chapter 96. Riverhead requires STR permits under Town Code Chapter 108. No Suffolk County-level STR permit exists, but Suffolk County Chapter 563 hotel/motel tax applies to all STRs.
East Hampton: fines up to 1,500 dollars first offense, 8,000 dollars repeat. Southampton: 8,000-15,000 dollars for unregistered rentals. Southold: 2,000 dollars per day for rentals under 14 days.
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