Short-term-rental rules
Can you Airbnb in Village of Bronxville, NY?
Researched and reviewed by Jake Lee, FounderCurrent as of July 2026How this atlas is maintained
Bronxville has no short-term-rental law, no rental registration, and no STR permit anywhere in its village code, so rentals under 30 nights are legal by default. Caveat: zoning is permissive (uses not expressly listed are prohibited), and the only transient-occupancy use the code recognizes is a "hotel" (transient occupancy on a daily basis, 24-hour desk), allowed only in the C multiple-residence district with 20+ sleeping rooms, so running a home as a de facto hotel (constant daily-basis turnover or room-by-room rentals) risks being treated as an unpermitted use.
What the rules say in Village of Bronxville
- No STR-specific law, registration, permit, or minimum-stay requirement exists anywhere in the Village Code (full chapter index and Building Department permit list checked, July 2026).
- Zoning is permissive: in every district, 'no building or premises shall be used... for any purpose except the following' listed uses (e.g. Zoning sec. 310-8A), so any use not listed is prohibited.
- One-Family Residence AAA/AA/A districts permit only one-family dwellings, places of worship, parks, and limited accessory uses (home occupations with no nonresident employees); no lodging or tourist use is listed (secs. 310-8 to 310-10).
- 'Hotel' is defined by 'transient occupancy on a daily basis... twenty-four-hour desk service' (sec. 310-3) and is permitted only in the Three-Story Multiple Residence C District with not less than 20 sleeping rooms accessed through a common lobby (sec. 310-12A); business districts allow no lodging use (sec. 310-14A).
- 'Family' means 'one or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a nonprofit housekeeping unit' with a cap of five unrelated persons unless functioning as a family equivalent (sec. 310-3); there is no transiency or minimum-duration language, so a short whole-home rental to a single family group is not expressly barred.
- The code has no definitions of transient, boardinghouse, rooming house, tourist home, or bed-and-breakfast, and no provision on renting rooms, boarders, or lodgers (checked secs. 310-3 and 310-22).
- Chapter 192 (Multiple Dwelling Maintenance) sets maintenance standards for buildings of 3+ units and requires the code to be attached to each new tenant lease (sec. 192-7), but imposes no rental registration or occupancy-duration rules.
- Practical risk: because only listed uses are legal and the sole transient-occupancy use is a hotel confined to the C District, the Building Department could treat a dwelling operated with frequent daily-basis transient stays or room-by-room rentals as an unpermitted hotel-type use; whole-home rentals to one household at a time are on the safest footing.
- Condo/co-op and HOA rules commonly restrict subletting in Bronxville's many multiple dwellings; check building documents separately (not a village-code rule).
Sources: Village of Bronxville Code, full chapter index (eCode360 BR1468); Bronxville Zoning, Chapter 310 (table of contents and full text); Zoning sec. 310-3 Definitions (dwelling unit, family, hotel; no transient/B&B/boardinghouse terms); Zoning sec. 310-12 Three-Story Multiple Residence C District (hotels with 20+ sleeping rooms); Zoning sec. 310-14 Central Business A District (dwellings above street level; no lodging use); Zoning sec. 310-22 Supplementary regulations (no room-rental/boarder provisions); Chapter 192 Multiple Dwelling Maintenance (maintenance standards only; no rental registration); Village Building Department permit information (no rental or STR permit type offered). 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.
Village of Bronxville short-term-rental FAQ
Can I run a short-term rental (Airbnb) in Village of Bronxville, NY?
Bronxville has no short-term-rental law, no rental registration, and no STR permit anywhere in its village code, so rentals under 30 nights are legal by default. Caveat: zoning is permissive (uses not expressly listed are prohibited), and the only transient-occupancy use the code recognizes is a "hotel" (transient occupancy on a daily basis, 24-hour desk), allowed only in the C multiple-residence district with 20+ sleeping rooms, so running a home as a de facto hotel (constant daily-basis turnover or room-by-room rentals) risks being treated as an unpermitted use.
Do I need a permit or registration to run an STR in Village of Bronxville?
No STR-specific law, registration, permit, or minimum-stay requirement exists anywhere in the Village Code (full chapter index and Building Department permit list checked, July 2026).
What taxes apply to a short-term rental in Village of Bronxville, 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.
Can Palisade Stays manage a short-term rental in Village of Bronxville?
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