Short-term-rental rules
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The Village of Larchmont has no short-term-rental law, but its zoning is permissive-only: in the one-family residence districts that cover most of the village, the only lodging allowance is up to two paying boarders or roomers hosted by the resident family, and hotels and bed-and-breakfasts are defined in the code but not a permitted use in any district. An un-hosted whole-home STR fits no permitted use category in residence districts, so beyond hosted rentals to one or two guests, short-term renting is on shaky legal ground and could be treated as an unpermitted rooming-house or B&B-type use.
The operator's read
Can I run a short-term rental in Larchmont (Village), NY?
No go for nightly stays
The rule that closes it: Separate from zoning: Westchester County levies a 3% hotel/room occupancy tax on stays under 90 nights with county registration required, and the NYS Multiple Dwelling Law bars un-hosted sub-30-day rentals in Class A multiple dwellings (relevant to the village's MF buildings).
- Is there a legal way to rent short-term in Larchmont (Village)?
- 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 Larchmont (Village). Confirm the specifics against the sources on this page before you rely on it.
What would you do with a property in Larchmont (Village)?
Not for nightly stays. The compliant play in Larchmont (Village) 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 Larchmont (Village)
- No STR-specific chapter, permit, or registration exists in the village code; regulation flows from the zoning use structure (Ch. 381).
- Zoning is permissive: § 381-3A bars any use of land or buildings "except in conformity with the use regulations herein prescribed," so uses not listed are not allowed.
- In every one-family residence district (R-30, R-20, R-15, R-12.5, R-10, R-7.5, R-5) and the W Waterfront district, permitted uses are only one-family dwellings, municipal uses, schools, and houses of worship; the sole lodging allowance is the accessory use "boarders or roomers, but not more than two, and only by the family resident on the premises" (§§ 381-14 through 381-20, 381-23). That permits hosted, owner-present room rentals to at most 2 paying guests.
- Keeping more than two boarders/roomers is prima facie evidence of a boardinghouse or rooming house (§ 381-7 definitions), and boardinghouses/rooming houses are permitted only in the MF Multifamily, RB and RC commercial districts (§§ 381-21, 381-25, 381-26).
- "Bed-and-breakfast" (a dwelling providing overnight lodging for transient paying guests) and "hotel" are defined in § 381-7 but appear in no district's permitted or special-permit use list, so dedicated transient lodging in a dwelling is not a permitted use anywhere in the village.
- A dwelling is defined as occupied "for residential purposes by one family" (a single nonprofit housekeeping unit); there is no explicit duration or non-transient test, so whole-home rentals sit in an interpretive gray zone, but renting a home out to transient paying guests most closely matches the unpermitted B&B/rooming-house categories.
- Separate from zoning: Westchester County levies a 3% hotel/room occupancy tax on stays under 90 nights with county registration required, and the NYS Multiple Dwelling Law bars un-hosted sub-30-day rentals in Class A multiple dwellings (relevant to the village's MF buildings).
- Verify current status with the Larchmont Building Department (zoning@larchmontny.gov) before operating; the code text inspected is the codification through July 2023 plus the 2023-2024 new-law ledger, none of which adds an STR law.
Sources: Village of Larchmont Code (eCode360, LA0851); Ch. 381 Zoning, Art. II Definitions (§ 381-7: dwelling, family, bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse, hotel, rooming house); Ch. 381 Zoning, Art. IV Use and Dimensional Regulations (§§ 381-13 to 381-26 district use lists); Ch. 381 Zoning, Art. I General Provisions (§ 381-3 Application of regulations); Ch. 177 Hotels and Clubhouses; Village of Larchmont Building Dept: Zoning and Construction Laws (no STR/rental-registration law listed). 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.
Navigating Larchmont (Village)'s rules?
We'll help you find out what's actually possible for your Larchmont (Village) property, short-term, mid-term, or otherwise, and run it if it's a fit.
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