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Short-term rental rules in Provincetown, MA
How Provincetown regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- 2 certificate per owner cap
- Corporate LLC ownership ban
- Annual registration plus life-safety inspection
- $1M liability insurance
- Occupancy cap (2 per bedroom + 2)
- Active enforcement audits
Based on: Provincetown STR Registration bylaw (renter/rental certificate) + April 2024 town-meeting amendment capping STR
Summary of the rule
Provincetown General Bylaws §13-8-3-2: an owner may register only TWO dwelling units as STRs (no more than 2 legal/equitable interests in STR dwelling units). §13-8-3-3: STRs prohibited in corporation-owned units; permitted under LLC/Trust/S-Corp only when every shareholder/partner/member is a natural person. Enacted Special Town Meeting 2023-10-23, Article 9 (Ch.13 Art.8).
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Pending legislation
Monitoring Provincetown · system last checked Oct 24, 2026
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