Short-Term Rentals in New York (2026)

Clarkstown does not issue short-term rental permits: Town Code § 157-73 makes it unlawful to rent any living…

The Town of Greece requires a separate short-term rental permit on top of a standard rental permit, but has closed new…

The Town of Hempstead does not issue permits for short-term rentals: Town Code § 99-13(D) bars any rental occupancy…

The Town of Islip effectively bans true short-term rentals. Town Code Chapter 68, Article L bars any rental occupancy…

New Rochelle requires STR registration under Chapter 133. Hosts must obtain a short-term rental permit, pass a…

Under NYC Administrative Code Chapter 31 of Title 26 (Local Law 18 of 2022), it is unlawful to offer, manage, or…

Southampton does not issue permits for short-term vacation rentals in its unincorporated hamlets: Chapter 270 flatly…

White Plains generally prohibits short-term rentals under 30 days in most residential zones under zoning code. No…

Anyone renting a dwelling unit in the Town of Amherst for one to thirty days needs a short-term rental registration…

All short-term rentals in Buffalo require a City-issued certificate and license; owner-occupied STRs are generally…

Cheektowaga requires every short-term rental owner to register with Erie County for occupancy tax purposes and obtain a…

A bed-and-breakfast in the Town of Clay is defined as a type of home occupation under Town of Clay Code § 230-11, so it…

The Town of Colonie caps short-term rentals at 50 active permits townwide. Owners must obtain an annual permit from the…

No short-term rental can operate in the Village of Hamburg, New York without a certificate of registration filed with…

Huntington bars anyone from using, advertising, renting or leasing a property as a short-term rental until the owner…

Short-term rentals are prohibited in the Town of Irondequoit unless the owner holds a revocable permit. The permit…

Mount Vernon requires a short-term rental permit from the Building Department before any dwelling unit or room is…

Every short-term rental in the City of Oneida needs a valid operating permit from the Department of Code Enforcement…

Orange County requires every short-term rental operator to register with the Commissioner of Finance before renting to…

Operating a short-term rental in Saratoga Springs requires a license from the Commissioner of Accounts under Chapter…

Suffolk County treats short-term rentals as hotels under its occupancy tax law, so any host renting a space for under…

Every short-term rental host in Sullivan County must register the unit with the County Treasurer before renting it out…

Erie County does not issue short-term-rental permits. In New York, STR permitting and land use are town and city…

In the Village of Southampton, a seasonal use rental is registered with the Building Department before the rental term…

Short-term rentals and bed-and-breakfasts operating in the Town of Tonawanda must be duly licensed, registered as a…

Utica regulates short-term rentals (30 days or less) through its Zoning Code. They are prohibited in R1 single-family…

All short-term rental properties in Buffalo must comply with the City Noise Ordinance (Chapter 293), and accumulating…

Cheektowaga's short-term rental law bars hosts from throwing parties, weddings, or other gatherings that draw more…

Every permitted short-term rental in the Town of Irondequoit must run an active noise detection system. Quiet hours run…

Every licensed short-term rental in Saratoga Springs must conspicuously post the City's noise ordinance to prevent…

Short-term rentals in the Village of Hamburg, New York have quiet hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m., and parties…

A Huntington short-term rental cannot host an assembly, defined to include weddings, bachelor or bachelorette parties…

Mount Vernon requires every short-term rental owner to use best efforts to keep guests from creating unreasonable…

In the Village of Southampton, Chapter 89 sets no noise limit of its own for seasonal rentals. The owner and the tenant…

New York imposes state and local sales tax plus hotel-style occupancy taxes on short-term rentals statewide, and a 2024…

Saratoga Springs charges an annual short-term rental license fee of $100 for a primary residence and $750 for a…

Amherst charges annual per-unit fees, not a lodging tax, to run a short-term rental. Amherst Code § 44-20.B sets the…

Buffalo imposes a 3% occupancy tax on all short-term rental stays, effective September 1, 2025, with both STR operators…

Cayuga County taxes short-term rental stays at 3% of rent under the Hotel and Short-Term Rental Room Occupancy Law…

Before renting a home short-term, a Cheektowaga owner must register with Erie County for occupancy tax purposes under §…

Erie County levies a hotel occupancy (bed) tax of 3% on lodging with 30 or fewer rooms, including short-term rentals…

The Village of Hamburg, New York charges $250 per year for a new short-term rental certificate of registration and $150…

A Huntington short-term rental permit costs $50 to apply for and $25 to renew each year. Section 160-52(A) sets the…

In the Town of Irondequoit, a short-term rental application must come with a non-refundable permit fee set by Town…

Mount Vernon short-term rental hosts must pay a Building Department processing fee to get a permit and must keep…

New York City taxes short-term rental stays through the Hotel Room Occupancy Tax, charging 5.875% of the nightly rent…

Suffolk County's hotel and motel occupancy tax law defines short-term rentals into the same tax base as hotels and…

In the Town of Tonawanda, Code § 215-24.7 requires every bed-and-breakfast and short-term rental to be licensed…

Short-term rentals in Utica are subject to Oneida County's 5% hotel and motel occupancy (bed) tax, plus the 8.75%…

In the Village of Southampton, the applicant for seasonal use dwelling unit registration pays a fee that the Board of…

Short-term rental guests in Cheektowaga cannot park an RV or camper in the driveway, and tent camping in the yard is…

In the Village of Hamburg, New York, a short-term rental must park guest vehicles on site, limited to 1.5 cars per…

Huntington requires every short-term rental to provide its own off-street parking. Section 160-54(C)(5) sets a minimum…

A short-term rental in the Town of Irondequoit must keep all parking on-site, with at least one off-road parking space…

Mount Vernon requires every short-term rental to provide proper off-street parking under Chapter 267's general parking…

City of Oneida Code Section 190-26.3.G(2)(a) requires every short-term rental owner to provide enough driveway parking…

Southampton limits overnight parking at rental properties: Chapter 270 bars more than four cars from being parked at…

Short-term rentals in the Town of Tonawanda must fit required off-street parking on-site, and cannot park in the front…

NYC short-term rentals are limited to a maximum of two paying guests at a time, the permanent occupant (host) must be…

In the Village of Southampton, a seasonal rental can be leased only to an individual or a family, and the rent cannot…

Buffalo limits non-owner-occupied short-term rental room occupancy to a maximum of two adults and one child at a time…

A Cheektowaga short-term rental on a private septic system cannot sleep more than 10 people overnight, and the real…

Occupancy of a short-term rental in the Village of Hamburg, New York is restricted to two persons per bedroom, with a…

Huntington sets a minimum floor-area-per-occupant rule for short-term rental bedrooms rather than a flat headcount…

In the Town of Irondequoit, a permitted short-term rental is capped at two people per bedroom shown on the floor plan…

Because true short-term rentals are prohibited, Islip sets no per-night STR guest cap. For permitted longer-term…

Mount Vernon caps short-term rental occupancy by room size under Section 267-98H: one guest per sleeping room of 70 to…

City of Oneida Code Section 190-26.3 caps every short-term rental at twice the number of legal bedrooms in the unit. A…

Saratoga Springs sets no flat guest cap for short-term rentals. Under Chapter 136A, maximum occupancy is limited to the…

Southampton caps how many people can occupy a rental bedroom based on its square footage. Chapter 270 sets a sliding…

Every Cheektowaga short-term rental host must carry property and liability insurance rated for short-term rental use…

In the Town of Irondequoit, every short-term rental applicant and permit holder must provide evidence of property…

A Sullivan County short-term rental must carry at least $300,000 in liability coverage for third-party property damage…

Huntington limits any single property to 90 days of short-term rental use per calendar year. Section 160-49(F) makes…

Unhosted short-term rentals in Oneida's R-1 and R-2 zones are capped at 60 days a year under Code Section…

Saratoga Springs limits every short-term rental, primary or non-primary residence alike, to 150 days per calendar year…

In the Village of Southampton, no seasonal use dwelling unit can be rented for more than 120 days within any year, and…

Non-owner-occupied short-term rentals in Buffalo must maintain a two-night minimum stay; owner-occupied STRs have no…

Mount Vernon limits short-term rental of an entire dwelling unit to 180 days per calendar year under Section 267-98F of…

The City of Oneida, Madison County, New York distinguishes hosted short-term rentals, where the owner sleeps on-site…

Buffalo defines an owner-occupied short-term rental as one where the owner is a resident of the property…

Colonie only allows a short-term rental at a property that is the owner's primary residence. Investment properties…

A Huntington short-term rental is only legal in the owner's own home. Section 160-49(B) makes it unlawful to run a…

Mount Vernon only allows a property to operate as a short-term rental if it is the owner's or tenant's occupied primary…

NYC will not register a dwelling unit for short-term rental unless the applicant is a natural person who actually lives…

In the Town of Tonawanda, a bed-and-breakfast or short-term rental is only allowed in an owner-occupied single-family…

Glen Cove prohibits renting out a home, or any part of one, for stays under 28 days in every zoning district. City Code…

Huntington requires a short-term rental permit before renting a room or dwelling unit for stays under thirty days, and…

When a Mount Vernon owner or tenant rents out only part of their home while remaining in residence, Section 267-98F…

A second short-term rental conviction in Glen Cove costs $2,500 to $5,000, and a third costs $5,000 to $10,000, under…

A first revocation of an Oneida short-term rental operating permit bars the owner from reapplying for one year under…

A Buffalo short-term rental license can be pulled once a property racks up more than three noise violations within a…

Cheektowaga denies a new short-term rental permit to anyone whose permit was denied or suspended within the past year…

Huntington escalates penalties every time a short-term rental host reoffends within five years, and a prior permit…

In the Town of Irondequoit, a court can impose $1,000 for a first short-term rental violation, $2,500 for a second…

Mount Vernon can revoke a short-term rental permit for a unit in a multifamily building once the Police Department or…

New York City revokes a short-term rental registration once a host racks up three or more violations of the…

Sullivan County can revoke a short-term rental host's registration once the County finds three violations of the Room…

In the Town of Irondequoit, offering a property on a short-term rental website such as Airbnb, Home Away or VRBO…

NYC booking platforms like Airbnb cannot collect a fee on a short-term rental unless they first verify the listing…

Suffolk County's hotel/motel occupancy tax law reaches booking platforms directly: any internet platform that connects…

A booking platform cannot collect a fee for a Sullivan County short-term rental booking without first verifying the…

Westchester's Room Occupancy Tax law treats short-term rental booking platforms as 'room remarketers' deemed to operate…