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Short-term rental rules in Brooklyn, NY
How Brooklyn 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.
- Registered host must be the permanent occupant and PRESENT during the entire short-term stay (host-present requirement)
- OSE may not approve any registration whose listing offers the unhosted rental of an ENTIRE unit -> de-facto whole-home/absentee STR ban citywide
- Applicant may hold only ONE registration and may not host STR in more than one dwelling unit
- Guests limited to the lawful number of roomers/boarders/lodgers under HMC 27-2004, who must share a common household with the host
- Booking platforms prohibited from processing stays not tied to a valid registration number -> enforcement at the transaction layer
- Registration denied for rent-regulated units, NYCHA units, rooming units, and prohibited-list buildings
Based on: Local Law 18 of 2022 (enacted Jan 9, 2022), codified at NYC Administrative Code Title 26 Ch. 31 (§§26-3101 to 26-3105)
Summary of the rule
Short-term rentals (<30 days) are prohibited unless the permanent resident of the dwelling unit is present during the rental; registration limited to a natural person who is the permanent occupant.
Last reviewed Sep 25, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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