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Short-term rental rules in Skaneateles, NY
How Skaneateles 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.
- foreclosing 30-consecutive-day minimum stay on all paid overnight accommodation (Village Code Sec. 225-10)
- whole-home short-term rental barred village-wide except hotel, lodging, or bed-and-breakfast homestay
- dwelling-unit definition excludes transient occupancy under 30 days
- no by-right non-owner whole-home STR anywhere in the Village
Based on: Village of Skaneateles Code Ch. 225 (Zoning), Art. IV Land Use Regulations, Sec. 225-10 (30-consecutive-day
Summary of the rule
No overnight accommodation for compensation or barter shall be permitted anywhere in the Village for less than 30 consecutive days except in a hotel, lodging, or a bed-and-breakfast homestay.
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