Buffalo's escalating enforcement framework imposes increasing penalties on STR operators who accumulate multiple nuisance, noise, or zoning violations, culminating in permit revocation after repeated infractions within a calendar year.
Buffalo's STR enforcement, coordinated through the Department of Permit and Inspection Services and Buffalo Police, uses a graduated strike system. First violations under Ch. 472 (Noise) or Ch. 410 (Housing Code) trigger written warnings and fines. Second violations within twelve months double penalties and require host appearance before housing court. Third strikes typically result in STR permit revocation for one to three years, banning the property from re-registration. The system targets habitual party-house operators in Allentown and Elmwood Village. Erie County coordinates with the city on tax-related strikes.
Three substantiated nuisance, noise, or unpermitted-occupancy violations within twelve months trigger automatic permit revocation and a multi-year re-registration ban for the property address.
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