Can you Airbnb in Red Hook (Town), NY?

What the rules say in Red Hook (Town)

• Sec. 112-3(A): It is unlawful to operate any hosted, un-hosted, or farm stay STR without an annual operating permit from the Zoning Enforcement Officer, plus any required Chapter 143 zoning approvals; permits expire December 31 each year (Sec. 112-3(C)).
• Sec. 112-5(B) and Sec. 143-32.1(A): Except for farm stay STRs, an owner may only operate an STR on the parcel where their primary residence is located, and only on one parcel in the Town; the STR must be accessory to a single-family detached dwelling that is the owner's primary residence. Non-owner-occupied investment STRs are not permitted.
• Sec. 143-4B (Primary Residence definition): The property must be owned by natural persons who occupy it as their domicile; LLC or corporate ownership is ineligible except for farm dwellings that are a partner's or shareholder's primary residence.
• Sec. 112-5(K): Except for farm stay STRs, no STR may be rented more than an aggregate of 120 days per year.
• Chapter 143 Attachment 1 (District Schedule of Use Regulations, as amended by Local Law 6-2021 Section 4): Un-hosted STRs are permitted only in the RD5 and RD3 districts; hosted STRs are permitted in LD, RD5, RD3, I, HB, B1, and B2 but prohibited in WC, R1.5, R1, and H districts.
• Sec. 112-4: Once-per-year exception, permitted in all zoning districts: a registered owner may rent their primary residence a maximum of one time per calendar year for a period of fewer than 30 days with a registration instead of an annual operating permit; an owner may not hold both a registration and a permit.
• Sec. 143-32.1(B) and (L): Maximum 2 guests per bedroom (children under 6 excluded) and a maximum of 4 rented bedrooms per hosted or un-hosted STR.
• Sec. 112-3(D)-(E): Permit applications require proof of primary residence (STAR exemption or equivalent), floor plans with two means of egress per rented bedroom, off-street parking (one extra space per rented room), smoke/CO detector certification, a local contact within 15 air miles for un-hosted rentals, and for renewals evidence of payment of the Dutchess County Hotel Occupancy Tax (Sec. 112-5(M)).
• Sec. 112-6: Violations, including advertising or operating without a valid permit or registration number, are punishable by fines up to $350 for a first offense, escalating to $1,000 and/or up to six months imprisonment for repeat offenses, with each week a continuing violation counting as a separate offense.

Sources: Town of Red Hook Code Chapter 112, Short-Term Rentals (eCode360); Town of Red Hook Local Law establishing Chapter 112 and amending Chapter 143 (redhookny.gov filing text with district use schedule); Town of Red Hook Annual STR Permit Application (Form 2-14-24, redhookny.gov); Poughkeepsie Journal: Red Hook approves short-term rental regulations. Last reviewed 2026-07.