Short-Term Rentals in Massachusetts (2026)

Boston requires every short-term rental to register with the Inspectional Services Department, pay an annual fee, and…

Lowell's Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 290) contains no 'short-term rental' use category. Transient, paid lodging falls…

Short-term rental operators register with the Massachusetts DOR statewide, and under MGL c.64G §14 each Plymouth County…

Every Cambridge short-term rental operator must register with Inspectional Services and obtain a certificate of…

Anyone offering a short-term rental in Chelsea must register with the inspectional services department under Code of…

Fall River requires short-term rental operators to register annually with Inspectional Services, submitting a state DOR…

Lynn allows short-term rentals only in zoning districts where the Table of Use Regulations marks the use 'P,' and only…

Newton bars anyone from offering a short-term rental unless the operator registers with the Inspectional Services…

Quincy, Massachusetts requires every short-term rental operator to register annually with the Department of…

Before listing a property, a Revere short-term rental operator must register with the short-term rental enforcement…

Somerville requires every short-term rental to hold a certificate of registration from Inspectional Services before…

Springfield requires every short-term rental to register with Code Enforcement before operating, pay a $200 application…

A Lynn short-term rental loses its right to operate once the unit racks up three noise, trash or disorderly-conduct…

Springfield short-term rental operators must post the city's noise ordinance inside every unit, and a property with…

Boston STRs must comply with local noise bylaws. Hosts responsible for guest behavior. Complaints may trigger license…

Short-term rental guests in Brockton must comply with the city's Noise Control Ordinance. Operators are responsible for…

Fall River requires short-term rental operators to post the city's quiet-hours rule inside every rental, warning guests…

Newton's short-term rental ordinance bars any listing from disrupting the peace, tranquility, or safety of its…

Short-term rental guests follow the same town noise bylaw as residents, authorized by MGL c.40 §21(22). Towns running…

Every Revere short-term rental operator must hand renters a written notice barring noise and disturbances that break…

Somerville doesn't set a separate noise limit for short-term rentals, but every registered unit must post a sign inside…

Massachusetts imposes a statewide 5.7% room occupancy excise on short-term rentals, plus optional local and community…

Short-term rentals owe the 5.7% Massachusetts state excise plus a local excise of up to 6% adopted under MGL c.64G §3A…

Fall River charges every short-term rental operator a $50 annual registration filing fee to Inspectional Services, on…

Boston short-term rental operators registered under the city's Inspectional Services regime must also collect and remit…

Cambridge short-term rental operators must remit all city and state taxes and fees on their rental income, on top of…

Chelsea requires every eligible short-term rental to register annually with the Inspectional Services Department and…

Newton charges short-term rental operators a $100 city registration filing fee set by the city council, on top of any…

Quincy, Massachusetts imposes a local community impact fee of up to 3% of total rent on short-term rentals, separate…

Every Revere short-term rental pays a $300 annual registration fee plus the state room-occupancy excise and a locally…

Somerville charges short-term rental operators a flat $250.00 fee every time they register or renew, payable directly…

Springfield, MA short-term rental operators pay a $200 application fee plus a $100 annual registration fee due every…

Brookline's STR By-Law explicitly states all short-term renters are subject to Town parking regulations. Overnight…

STR properties in Attleboro must comply with the city's general parking regulations. During snow emergencies under…

STR parking requirements in Bristol County are governed by individual town zoning ordinances and parking regulations…

Short-term rental properties in Brockton must provide adequate parking for guests. On-street parking is subject to city…

Chelsea's Short-Term Rental Application and Chapter 34 Zoning Ordinance do not impose a separate, additional off-street…

Short-term rental properties in Fall River must comply with the city's general parking regulations. The proposed STR…

Fitchburg has not adopted a numeric STR-specific parking ratio. Short-term rentals must satisfy the residential…

Leominster has not adopted a short-term rental parking ordinance. STR operators must satisfy the off-street parking…

Lowell STR guests must comply with on-site parking minimums under the zoning ordinance and all on-street parking…

Newton requires every short-term rental's written house rules to spell out where guests may park on the property and to…

Revere's Short-Term Rental Ordinance (Revere Code Chapter 8.09, adopted by City Council August 24, 2020) does not…

Before Springfield issues a short-term rental permit, the operator must get a Planning Department-approved guest…

STR guests in Weymouth must comply with the town's general parking ordinances. No all-night parking is allowed on any…

STR properties in Worcester must comply with standard residential parking requirements. Street parking follows city…

Somerville short-term rental hosts must post a sign at the unit's entry level spelling out the city's parking rules…

Norfolk County has no county-level STR parking rules. Parking at short-term rentals is governed by the host…

Brookline's Short-Term Rental General By-Law (Article 17, approved at the May 2021 Annual Town Meeting) caps overnight…

Cambridge caps each short-term rental operator at one operator-occupied unit, with no more than three individual…

Chelsea caps short-term rental occupancy at two people per bedroom under Code of Ordinances § 6-5(c)(2), though…

Fall River short-term rentals may host no more than eight guests total, or two guests per bedroom if that limit is…

Lowell's Zoning Ordinance caps accessory room rental by a resident owner at two non-transient roomers or boarders. A…

Lynn caps occupancy for owner-occupied short-term rentals by unit type. A Home Share Unit, the operator's primary…

Newton's Zoning Ordinance caps every short-term rental at three rented bedrooms and nine overnight guests, city-wide…

Quincy, Massachusetts caps short-term rental occupancy by unit type: home-share units allow up to three bedrooms and…

Revere limits how many people can stay overnight in a short-term rental. Municipal Code § 8.09.030(B) caps occupancy at…

Somerville limits any registered short-term rental to ten guests, or two guests per guest bedroom, whichever number is…

Springfield caps short-term rental occupancy at eight guests total or two guests per bedroom, whichever is fewer, and…

Massachusetts law requires short-term rental operators to maintain at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance covering…

Massachusetts state law preempts this topic. MGL c.175, §4F (added by Chapter 337 of the Acts of 2018) requires every…

Boston STR hosts must carry at least $1 million in liability coverage for the unit, either through a personal policy…

Massachusetts state law preempts this topic. MGL c.175, §4F (added by Chapter 337 of the Acts of 2018) requires every…

Brookline Short-Term Rental General By-Law Article 17 requires every STR operator to notify their insurer that the unit…

Massachusetts law requires STR operators to carry at least 1 million dollars in liability insurance covering each…

Massachusetts law requires every short-term rental operator to maintain at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance…

Massachusetts law (G.L. c. 175, Sec. 4F) requires every short-term rental operator to maintain liability insurance of…

Massachusetts law requires STR operators to maintain at least 1 million dollars in liability insurance per MGL c.64G…

Massachusetts requires $1M liability insurance for all short-term rentals statewide under MGL c. 64G §68. Hosts in…

Every short-term rental operator in Plymouth County must carry liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 under MGL…

MGL c.64G s.14 requires Somerville STR operators to carry at least $1 million in liability insurance per stay, either…

Taunton has no separate STR insurance ordinance, but Massachusetts MGL c. 175, § 4F (enacted by 2018 Ch. 337) requires…

Massachusetts state law preempts STR insurance for Weymouth. MGL c.175, §4F (added by Chapter 337 of the Acts of 2018)…

Massachusetts state law (MGL c.175 Sec. 4F) requires every short-term rental operator in Worcester to maintain at least…

Massachusetts STR law MGL ch. 64G §15 requires hosts to carry minimum $1,000,000 liability insurance. Platform-provided…

Revere will not register a short-term rental without proof of liability coverage. Municipal Code § 8.09.040(A)(5)…

Somerville caps whole-unit short-term rentals, where the operator is not present, at 90 days a year in total…

A Springfield short-term rental unit the operator isn't living in during the rental can be offered for no more than 90…

Revere caps every short-term rental at six months total per calendar year. Municipal Code § 8.09.020 defines a…

Boston's short-term rental ordinance defines a Limited Share Unit as the operator's primary residence rented out only…

Cambridge lets residents run operator-occupied short-term rentals only while the operator actually lives there. If the…

Somerville allows a "shared unit" short-term rental year-round only if the operator keeps one bedroom reserved and…

Springfield's short-term rental ordinance requires operators renting out a bedroom in their own home to stay on site: a…

Boston Ordinance 12-9.1 (2018, revised 2019) restricts short-term rentals to a host's primary residence…

Cambridge only permits operator-occupied short-term rentals in a unit that is the operator's actual primary residence…

Fall River requires short-term rental operators to live in the dwelling at least nine months a year, barring…

Newton only allows a property owner, or an indirect owner such as a trust beneficiary or majority LLC member, to run a…

Revere only allows short-term rentals on properties where the operator actually lives. Municipal Code § 8.09.030(A)…

Somerville only allows a residential unit to be short-term rented if it is the operator's primary residence. Investment…

Springfield limits most short-term rentals to the operator's primary residence, defined as living in the unit at least…

Fall River only allows short-term rentals where the owner lives on site at least nine months a year and hosts one party…

Boston lets two categories of short-term rental run with no day-count ceiling: the operator's own primary-residence…

Springfield lets operators rent bedrooms in their own occupied home as a short-term rental up to 365 days a year…

Somerville's short-term rental ordinance only reaches stays under 28 consecutive days. Rent a room or unit for 28 days…

Renting out a bedroom or an attached apartment inside your own Revere home, reached through your own front door, is not…

Boston requires Airbnb, Vrbo, and similar platforms to delist units that accumulate repeated nuisance, registration, or…

A Newton property that racks up three violation notices in any twelve-month period, whether under the short-term rental…

Three or more violations at a Somerville property within six months, whether under the short-term rental ordinance…

A Fall River short-term rental that racks up three or more violation notices within six months is barred from operating…

A Revere short-term rental loses its right to operate for good once it racks up three violation findings in a single…

A Springfield short-term rental property that racks up three or more violations of the ordinance, any municipal law…

Boston requires short-term rental booking platforms, the ordinance's term for services like Airbnb or Vrbo, to sign…

Springfield, MA requires booking platforms to agree to de-list unregistered or over-limit short-term rentals or be…

Somerville makes booking platforms, not just hosts, financially exposed when a listing breaks the short-term rental…