Many Westchester municipalities, including Croton-on-Hudson, Tarrytown, and Larchmont, restrict short-term rentals to a host's primary residence to prevent investor-owned listings from removing housing supply from the long-term market.
Primary-residence STR rules generally require the host to live in the dwelling at least 183 days per year and provide documentation such as a NY State income-tax return, voter registration, or STAR exemption. Investor-owned, non-owner-occupied listings are typically prohibited or capped. Westchester County itself imposes no such rule, but local zoning codes often borrow language from the NYC Local Law 18 framework, adapted for suburban single-family neighborhoods. Hosts who own multiple Westchester homes can usually only register one for STR use.
Operating a non-primary-residence STR triggers stop-use orders, daily fines up to $1,000, and removal from booking platforms.
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Mount Vernon, NY
Recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers are generally prohibited from parking on public streets and in front-yard setbacks in residential zones. Storage i...
Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon operates alternate-side parking for street cleaning and enforces residential permit parking in several districts. Non-residents cannot park over...
Mount Vernon, NY
Retaining walls over 4 ft measured from bottom of footing to top of wall require a building permit and sealed engineered drawings. Walls with surcharge (driv...
Mount Vernon, NY
A building permit from the Mount Vernon Building Department is required for most new fences and for replacements that change height, materials, or location. ...
Mount Vernon, NY
Chickens and livestock are prohibited in Mount Vernon residential zones. The city's dense urban character (~4 sq mi) excludes agricultural uses from zoning.
Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon enforces the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (19 NYCRR Part 1225, incorporating the 2020 Fire Code of NYS), which requi...
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