Hosts accumulating three substantiated violations within 24 months lose all short-term rental permits permanently across every property they own, with appeals limited to documented procedural errors.
The strikes system covers noise complaints, occupancy overages, false residency claims, tax delinquency, and platform listing of unpermitted units. Each substantiated complaint counts as one strike. Three strikes within a rolling 24-month window triggers an automatic lifetime ban on STR permits citywide for that owner and any LLC they control. The Division of Housing Preservation investigates within 14 days. Owners can appeal to the Municipal Court but only on procedural grounds, not on the underlying conduct. Multi-property landlords face heightened scrutiny because one property's violations affect all holdings.
Three strikes within 24 months results in lifetime STR ban citywide. False statements during investigation add criminal referral to the Hudson County Prosecutor.
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