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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New Rochelle, NY
Construction noise in New Rochelle is restricted to weekdays 7 a.m.–6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m. No construction on Sundays or legal holidays without a...
New Rochelle, NY
Overnight on-street parking in New Rochelle is regulated by alternate-side rules, downtown permit-parking districts, and winter snow-emergency declarations t...
New Rochelle, NY
Commercial vehicles and trucks over a set weight (commonly 10,000 lbs GVW) are generally prohibited from overnight parking on New Rochelle residential street...
New Rochelle, NY
Parking RVs, campers, boats, and trailers on New Rochelle residential streets is prohibited or tightly time-limited. On private property, oversized recreatio...
New Rochelle, NY
Most residential fences in New Rochelle require a building permit from the Bureau of Buildings. Applications need a site plan showing location, height, and m...
New Rochelle, NY
Retaining walls over 4 feet in height (measured bottom-of-footing to top) require a building permit and engineered plans in New Rochelle. Walls with surcharg...
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