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Short-term rental rules in Montauk, NY
How Montauk 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.
- short rentals (<2 weeks) capped at only twice per any six-month period — forecloses nightly/weekly absentee whole-home STR business
- town-wide Rental Registry Number mandatory for any residential rental by week/month/season/year; must appear in all advertisements
- occupancy device: no more than four unrelated persons and no more than four cars at a non-owner-occupied rental
- share houses / sale of occupancy-time rights prohibited
- fines $150–$1,500 for advertising violations; $3,000–$15,000 (or up to 6 months) for failing to register; per-day violations
Based on: Town of East Hampton Code Ch. 199 (Rental Registry) + long-standing rental-frequency provision (2-per-6-months for
Summary of the rule
Owners who rent their residential properties by the week, month, season, or year are required to register their rental properties with the Town and obtain a Rental Registry Number... $100 filing fee for a two-year term. Failure to publish the Rental Registry Number in advertisements is a violation ($150–$1,500 or up to 15 days). Failure to register: $3,000–$15,000 or up to six months.
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