Real Estate Agent · New York, NY · Member since 2018 · 45 posts · 13 votes
Hi everybody! I'm finding it very difficult to get any information about the regulations for short term rentals in Westchester and Ulster Counties in NY. I'm looking at purchasing asap, but just want to be sure that regulations won't inhibit airbnb rentals. Does anybody have any up to date information on those laws/regulations?
HI Tommy I don't know for Westchester but I believe there are not currently any regulations for Ulster County. My friend has a place there and airbnb's with it. However I have heard that it has been discussed recently - see this article which mentions Ulster in particular https://www.timesunion.com/poi... so I guess whilst there might not be any now, there's no guarantee that there won't be regulations in the near future - but I suppose that's the case for anywhere
HI Tommy I don't know for Westchester but I believe there are not currently any regulations for Ulster County. My friend has a place there and airbnb's with it. However I have heard that it has been discussed recently - see this article which mentions Ulster in particular https://www.timesunion.com/poi... so I guess whilst there might not be any now, there's no guarantee that there won't be regulations in the near future - but I suppose that's the case for anywhere
Thank you for the info @Orly Howard! It's very confusing because I know some places in Greene County have restricted rental limits on short term properties and other counties have had discussions on it for the last few years. I guess it's best to have an exit plan or secondary option for the property if any new regulations go into place.
Hi @tommy, did you ever land up getting an AirBNB property in Ulster County? I just picked up one and going to market soon. Would love to learn your experience. Thanks.
From what I understand this is more of a town by town regulation than county wide. You should call the town office of locations that you are looking at to confirm what they may have on the books.