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Short-term rental rules in Stockbridge, MA
How Stockbridge regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- STR registration required annually with the Town (Article XXXI)
- whole-home non-owner-occupied STR permitted
- no cap or quota on number of STRs
- no primary-residence or host-present requirement
Based on: General Bylaws Article XXXI, Short Term Rental of Residential Property (adopted 2021)
Summary of the rule
All short-term rentals must register annually (by January 1) with the Town of Stockbridge; each Town registration includes a registration number, and any listing offering the STR for rent shall include the Town-issued registration number and the maximum occupancy allowed.
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