Short-term-rental rules
Can you Airbnb in Newburgh (Town), NY?
Researched and reviewed by Jake Lee, FounderCurrent as of July 2026How this atlas is maintained
The Town of Newburgh (not the City) has no short-term rental permit law, day cap, or ban: whole-home stays under 30 days are not restricted as a land use in the town code. What it does require is tax compliance: short-term and vacation rentals count as transient lodging under the town's hotel occupancy tax, so operators must register with the Town Supervisor and a 5% occupancy tax applies, which booking platforms can collect and remit on your behalf. Zoning does not expressly address short-term rentals, so we verify the specific property with the town before listing.
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Can I run a short-term rental in Newburgh (Town), NY?
Go, with conditions
The rule that decides it: No STR-specific zoning permit, owner-occupancy requirement, day cap, or minimum-stay rule appears anywhere in the Town Code (through 12-08-2025); zoning Chapter 185 does not list short-term rental as a use, and its definition of 'dwelling' excludes accommodations used for transient occupancy, so land-use treatment is not explicit.
- What does Newburgh (Town) actually require?
- Operators of transient lodging, expressly including short-term and vacation rentals of residential properties, must file a certificate of registration with the Town Supervisor (within 3 days of commencing business) and display the resulting certificate of authority (Ch. 166, Taxation of Hotel Room Occupancy). The governing text is Town of Newburgh Code, Chapter 166 (Taxation), Article: Taxation of Hotel Room Occupancy, adopted 7-12-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021 (the "Councilman George Woolsey Law"), amended 12-11-2023 by L.L. No. 8-2023.
- What stands in the way in Newburgh (Town)?
- Beyond the cap above, nothing further is recorded for Newburgh (Town).
- What does it cost to get permitted in Newburgh (Town)?
- Failure to register, file, or collect carries a 5% penalty plus 1% monthly interest, and willful violations are a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and/or one year imprisonment.
- How long does approval take in Newburgh (Town)?
- Quarterly tax returns are due within 20 days after each quarter ending March, June, September, and December; a hosting company may file on behalf of multiple host operators.
What would you do with a property in Newburgh (Town)?
Workable. Confirm the current permit position with the municipality before you commit, then treat compliance as the first operating task rather than an afterthought. Most of the risk in Newburgh (Town) is administrative, not structural.
What the rules say in Newburgh (Town)
- Operators of transient lodging, expressly including short-term and vacation rentals of residential properties, must file a certificate of registration with the Town Supervisor (within 3 days of commencing business) and display the resulting certificate of authority (Ch. 166, Taxation of Hotel Room Occupancy).
- A 5% occupancy tax applies to the rent for every occupancy, except permanent residents (90+ consecutive days).
- Hosting companies and room remarketers (booking platforms) collect and remit the tax for bookings completed through them; hosts are relieved only when the platform confirms it collected and remitted, otherwise the operator is liable (L.L. 8-2023 amendment).
- Quarterly tax returns are due within 20 days after each quarter ending March, June, September, and December; a hosting company may file on behalf of multiple host operators.
- Failure to register, file, or collect carries a 5% penalty plus 1% monthly interest, and willful violations are a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and/or one year imprisonment.
- No STR-specific zoning permit, owner-occupancy requirement, day cap, or minimum-stay rule appears anywhere in the Town Code (through 12-08-2025); zoning Chapter 185 does not list short-term rental as a use, and its definition of 'dwelling' excludes accommodations used for transient occupancy, so land-use treatment is not explicit.
Sources: Town of Newburgh Code, Taxation of Hotel Room Occupancy (eCode360); Town of Newburgh Code, full table of contents (eCode360); Town of Newburgh Zoning Chapter 185, Article II Definitions (eCode360); Town of Newburgh Zoning, Supplementary Regulations Applicable to Certain Uses (eCode360). 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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