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Short-term rental rules in Hudson, NY
How Hudson 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.
- Operators must be City of Hudson residents
- Operator must reside on the STR parcel
- No absentee whole-home STR; grandfather/variance extensions expired Dec 2024
- Part-time residents capped at 1 unit and 60 nights/year
- Annual Certificate of Authority required to operate
- Fines $100–$2,500 per day of violation
Based on: Hudson City Code §325-28.3 (Short-term rentals), added by Local Law No. 7 of 2020, adopted 11-17-2020; Certificate of
Summary of the rule
"All short-term rental (STR) operators must be residents of the City of Hudson." Full-time residents: "May operate up to three (3) STR units." / "All units must be located on the same parcel where the resident lives." Part-time residents (summary, not the page's wording): must reside in the property at least 50 days per year and may operate one STR unit, on the property where they reside, for up to 60 days per year.
Last reviewed Sep 14, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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