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Short-term rental rules in Westerly, RI
How Westerly 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.
- mandatory annual STR-specific registration for all residential-zone STRs
- registration fee raised $50 to $500 to fund a rental-tracking system
- STR-specific operating standards cross-referenced (noise, littering, off-street parking, solid waste, peace/good order)
- no enacted cap and no owner-occupancy/primary-residence requirement — whole-home STR permitted at registration
Based on: Westerly Code of Ordinances §145-25 Residential Zone Short-term Rental Registration (approved 10/18/2021; registration
Summary of the rule
Residential Zone Short-term Rental is defined as the offering of occupancy or use of all or portions of a premises ... for a period of fewer than 28 consecutive calendar days. Owners wishing to use their property as a residential zone short-term rental must annually register each property with the Town of Westerly.
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