Short-term-rental rules

Can you Airbnb in Mount Kisco (Village/Town), NY?

Short-term rentals allowed

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Mount Kisco has no short-term-rental law: the Village/Town code (through Sept. 15, 2025) contains no STR permit, registration, cap, or ban, and the zoning definitions of dwelling and family contain no express transient-occupancy exclusion, so sub-30-night rentals are legal by default. Some interpretive risk remains because the zoning use tables are permissive-only (uses not listed are not permitted) and residential accessory uses may not be "conducted as a business," which could let the Building Inspector challenge a dedicated, non-owner-occupied whole-home STR.

What the rules say in Mount Kisco (Village/Town)

No STR-specific ordinance exists: the code (legislation through 2025-09-15) has no short-term rental, transient rental, or vacation rental chapter, permit, or ban.
Zoning is permissive-only: each district lists allowed uses and "no building or premises shall be used... except for the following"; residential districts (RS-12, RS-9, RS-6, RT-6, RM-10, RM-12, RM-29) permit dwellings but list no transient-lodging, tourist-home, or bed-and-breakfast use.
Zoning definitions (sec. 110-59) contain no minimum-stay or anti-transient language: "dwelling unit" is housekeeping facilities for one family, and "family" is a householder plus others living as a single not-for-profit housekeeping unit; "hotel or motel" requires more than six rooms, so a typical home rental does not fall under it.
Hotels and motels are permitted only in commercial districts (GC General Commercial; hotel/conference centers in RDX), not in any residential district.
Accessory uses in residence districts "shall not include any activity conducted as a business or as a separate residence," which is the main hook a zoning enforcement officer could use against a dedicated whole-home STR operation.
STRs in two-family, multifamily, or mixed-use buildings must be on the Landlord Registry (Ch. 75): annual registration with the Building Department, $25/year, designation of a local responsible person; single-family homes are outside the registry definition.
Mount Kisco imposes a 3% hotel/motel occupancy tax (Ch. 79, LL 1-2017) on rooms in "hotels" (broadly including boardinghouses); it is a lodging tax, not an STR authorization, and Airbnb-type home rentals are not addressed.
A draft accessory dwelling unit law (Aug. 2023) would have barred ADU rentals under 6 months, but it was never adopted; no ADU/STR section appears in the code or in the Village's adopted local-law lists through 2026.
Nothing STR-related was adopted in 2025: Local Law 4-2025, the only 2025 zoning amendment (new secs. 110-65 and 110-66), concerns land-use application notification signs.

Sources: Town/Village of Mount Kisco Code index, eCode360 (legislation through 2025-09-15; verified via Wayback snapshot 2026-03-02); Mount Kisco Zoning Ch. 110, Art. III District Regulations (permitted-use lists; Wayback snapshot 2025-05-09, code through 2024-09-04); Mount Kisco Zoning sec. 110-59 Definitions (dwelling, dwelling unit, family, hotel/motel); Mount Kisco Zoning Art. V Supplementary Regulations secs. 110-30 to 110-33.2 (Wayback snapshot 2025-04-03); Mount Kisco Ch. 75 Landlord Registry; Mount Kisco Ch. 79 Occupancy Tax, Art. I Hotels (LL 1-2017, 3% hotel/motel room tax); Village/Town of Mount Kisco Board of Trustees: proposed and adopted local laws list (2025-2026); Local Law 4-2025 as filed with NYS DOS (adds Art. XV secs. 110-65/110-66, notification signs; confirms no STR content); Mount Kisco ADU page: draft (unadopted) Aug. 2023 legislation with 6-month minimum occupancy for ADUs. 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.

Mount Kisco (Village/Town) short-term-rental FAQ

Can I run a short-term rental (Airbnb) in Mount Kisco (Village/Town), NY?

Do I need a permit or registration to run an STR in Mount Kisco (Village/Town)?

No STR-specific ordinance exists: the code (legislation through 2025-09-15) has no short-term rental, transient rental, or vacation rental chapter, permit, or ban.

What taxes apply to a short-term rental in Mount Kisco (Village/Town), New York?

Short-term stays in New York are generally subject to state and local sales tax, and many counties add a local occupancy (hotel) tax, often collected for you by the booking platform. A tax professional can confirm what applies to your property.

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