Short-term-rental rules
Can you Airbnb in Patterson, NY?
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Patterson has no short-term-rental-specific law and no ban on stays under 30 days: a whole-home Airbnb is treated like any other residential rental. Under Chapter 129 of the Town Code, every rental dwelling unit needs a rental occupancy permit from the Code Enforcement Office, which involves an application with a survey and floor plan, a site inspection, and a $100-per-unit fee for a 3-year registration. There are no owner-occupancy requirements, day caps, or minimum-stay rules in the town code.
The operator's read
Can I run a short-term rental in Patterson, NY?
Go, with conditions
The rule that decides it: Separate from whole-home rentals, a bed-and-breakfast inn (owner-occupied, rooms for transient guests up to 14 consecutive days) requires a special use permit under Chapter 154 zoning, with a 2-acre minimum lot and owner residency.
- What does Patterson actually require?
- A rental occupancy permit is required before renting any dwelling unit in the town; renting without one is a violation (Ch. 129, sec. 129-4). The law applies to all rental dwelling units with no minimum-duration threshold, so sub-30-day stays are covered. Permit application must include a property survey or site plan, a floor plan with room dimensions and egress, occupant counts, managing agent info, and the owner's insurance details, signed and verified by the owner (sec. 129-5). The Code Enforcement Official makes an on-site inspection before issuing the permit, and inspection rights during the permit term are a stated permit condition (secs. 129-7, 129-11; confirmed on the town's current application form). Permits run 3 years; the current fee on the town's Rental Registration Application is $100 per unit up to 4 units and $50 per additional unit, non-refundable. The governing text is Patterson Town Code, Chapter 129, Rental Registration Law (adopted 9-26-2007 by L.L. No. 9-2007).
- What stands in the way in Patterson?
- No cap, night ceiling or owner-occupancy requirement is recorded for Patterson. Among towns that permit short-term rentals at all, that is the easier end.
- What does it cost to get permitted in Patterson?
- Patterson's ordinance does not publish a fee schedule in the sources we hold. We confirm current fees with the municipality before you budget for them.
- How long does approval take in Patterson?
- Patterson's ordinance sets no published processing time, which is true of most towns in this region. We confirm the clerk's current turnaround before you commit to a date, because an unbooked opening season costs more than the permit does.
What would you do with a property in Patterson?
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 Patterson is administrative, not structural.
What the rules say in Patterson
- A rental occupancy permit is required before renting any dwelling unit in the town; renting without one is a violation (Ch. 129, sec. 129-4). The law applies to all rental dwelling units with no minimum-duration threshold, so sub-30-day stays are covered.
- Permit application must include a property survey or site plan, a floor plan with room dimensions and egress, occupant counts, managing agent info, and the owner's insurance details, signed and verified by the owner (sec. 129-5).
- The Code Enforcement Official makes an on-site inspection before issuing the permit, and inspection rights during the permit term are a stated permit condition (secs. 129-7, 129-11; confirmed on the town's current application form).
- Permits run 3 years; the current fee on the town's Rental Registration Application is $100 per unit up to 4 units and $50 per additional unit, non-refundable.
- No STR-specific chapter exists in the code as compiled December 9, 2024: no owner-occupancy rule, no day cap, no minimum stay, and no cap on the number of rentals.
- Separate from whole-home rentals, a bed-and-breakfast inn (owner-occupied, rooms for transient guests up to 14 consecutive days) requires a special use permit under Chapter 154 zoning, with a 2-acre minimum lot and owner residency.
Sources: Code of the Town of Patterson (official town PDF, updated Dec 9, 2024), Chapter 129 Rental Registration Law; Town of Patterson Code Enforcement Office, Rental Registration Application. 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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