Short-term rental permit rules in Swampscott, MA — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Every short-term rental operator in Essex County must register with the state Department of Revenue, and cities and towns require local registration or licensing plus a health and safety inspection before renting.
Massachusetts lets each city and town require licensing or registration of short-term rental operators by ordinance, and communities from Salem to Gloucester have done so. Operators first obtain a state certificate of registration from the Department of Revenue, then file locally, where a town may accept the state certificate or demand its own. Local rules attach a health, sanitary and building-code inspection and an annual fee. Only registered units may lawfully advertise or accept guests, and hosting platforms are barred from listing unregistered properties.
Renting without registration draws fines up to $300 per day, removal of listings from platforms, and denial or revocation of the local permit.
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