Short-term-rental rules
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Briarcliff Manor has no short-term-rental law, but its zoning code is permissive-only: homes in every residence district may be used solely as a single-family dwelling for one housekeeping unit, room rentals are limited to nontransient roomers or boarders, and transient lodging (hotels) is allowed only by special permit in the CT commercial-transition districts. Under-30-night whole-home or room rentals therefore have no permitted-use pathway in the Village's residential zones.
The operator's read
Can I run a short-term rental in Briarcliff Manor, NY?
No go for nightly stays
The rule that closes it: In all single-family residence districts (RT4B, R80A, R60A, R40A, R40B, R30A, R20A, R20B, R12B, R10B) the only principal uses are a single-family dwelling 'for only one housekeeping unit', §220-6 special permit uses, and municipal/park uses (220 Attachment 1, Table 1).
- Is there a legal way to rent short-term in Briarcliff Manor?
- Most ordinances of this kind restrict stays under 30 nights and leave longer furnished rentals alone, so a 30-plus-night rental is usually the compliant route in Briarcliff Manor. Confirm the specifics against the sources on this page before you rely on it.
What would you do with a property in Briarcliff Manor?
Not for nightly stays. The compliant play in Briarcliff Manor is a furnished rental of 30 nights or more, which most ordinances of this kind leave open, and which we can set up and run. If you are buying specifically to run nightly stays, buy somewhere else.
What the rules say in Briarcliff Manor
- Permissive zoning: §220-4C states that only uses specifically listed as permitted in the district schedule are permitted anywhere in the Village.
- In all single-family residence districts (RT4B, R80A, R60A, R40A, R40B, R30A, R20A, R20B, R12B, R10B) the only principal uses are a single-family dwelling 'for only one housekeeping unit', §220-6 special permit uses, and municipal/park uses (220 Attachment 1, Table 1).
- Room rentals: the only lodging accessory use in residence districts is 'the keeping of not more than four nontransient roomers or boarders by a resident family' (Table 1), transient (short-stay) room rentals are excluded.
- 'Tourist home' is expressly excluded from the home-occupation definition (§220-2), and no bed-and-breakfast or STR use is defined or listed in any residential district or among §220-6J residence-district special uses.
- Hotels, defined in §220-2 as buildings with rooms 'occupied by transient guests', are allowed only by special permit in the CT Complementary Use Transition districts (§220-6M(2)(l)); 'short-term executive housing' is allowed only as a CT-district accessory use of up to 25 units for business travelers.
- No STR registration, rental permit, or transient-rental chapter exists anywhere in the Village code (verified against the full chapter list and the uncodified 2026 local laws: L.L. 1-2026 affordable housing, L.L. 3-2026 PUD/trees/wetlands).
- The Village imposes a 3% hotel room occupancy tax on stays; occupants of 30+ consecutive days are exempt as 'permanent residents' (§§195-29 to 195-50, effective Jan 1, 2023). This is a revenue law and does not authorize transient rental use in residential zones.
Sources: Village of Briarcliff Manor Code Chapter 220 Zoning (eCode360); 220 Attachment 1, Table 1, Permitted Principal and Accessory Uses (Residential); Chapter 195, Article VII, Hotel Room Occupancy Tax; Village of Briarcliff Manor Code, full table of contents (eCode360 BR1701); eCode360 New Laws page (uncodified L.L. 1-2026 through L.L. 4-2026); Chapter 161 Property Maintenance (no rental/transient provisions). Last reviewed 2026-07.
How short-term rentals are regulated in New York
- New York has no single statewide short-term-rental ban. Towns, villages, and cities set their own rules through local ordinances and zoning, so rules can differ sharply between neighboring municipalities in the same county.
- Short stays in New York are generally subject to state and local sales tax, and many counties add a local occupancy (hotel/motel) tax, often collected by the booking platform on the host's behalf.
- Common local controls include permits or registration, primary-residence requirements, and zoning limits on which districts allow short-term use. In New York, a town and a village inside it can each have their own rule.
- Rules change. An ordinance can be added or amended at any time. Always confirm the current rule with the municipality before listing.
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