What we checked
- New York, NY's short-term-rental registration requirement
- New York, NY's lodging-tax requirement
What we found
- →A licence is required — Verify current registration fee with OSE
- →Lodging tax applies — Occupancy tax applies to legal stays
Read this before you list — these are rules you must confirm, not a verdict.
This page is informational, not legal advice, and not a guarantee. Only the
base zoning above is checked live, and even that is just the zone designation — not a ruling
that short-term rental is allowed at this address. Short-term-rental legality is mostly
decided by layers we do not verify here: city registration,
primary-residence requirements, night caps,
RSO / rent-stabilized & ADU restrictions, and your HOA or condo rules
(an HOA can ban STR even where the city allows it). Confirm every rule with the issuing
authority before you advertise or accept a booking.
New York, NY · free check
Short-term rental rules (preview)
What you get free: the city's core registration + lodging tax to confirm.
Full packet, fine exposure, and stage checklist are in the $49 report below.
Registration / license
STR Registration — Local Law 18 (the host is generally required to live in the unit & be PRESENT during stays · max 2 guests · renting a WHOLE apartment <30 days is generally not permitted — confirm with OSE)
CostVerify current registration fee with OSE
Issued byMayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE)
Lodging / occupancy tax
Hotel Room Occupancy Tax
RateOccupancy tax applies to legal stays
Paid toNYC Dept of Finance
🔒 In the $49 report (not free)