Hunter, NY short-term rental permit

What Hunter asks of you

• Local Law 2 of 2023 passed the Town Board on June 27, 2023. The state recorded its filing on July 6, 2023.^[7]

• Enforcement was deferred 180 days from the effective date, so the code officer could process applications.^[6]

• No owner may rent without a revocable permit. It lasts one year, and a new owner must file a fresh application.^[6]

• Each permitted property also passes a fire and safety inspection on top of the application review.^[5]

• Every advertisement for the rental displays the permit number.^[6]

• The permit, the occupancy limit and the parking limit hang inside, near the front entrance.^[6]

• Overnight occupancy is two per bedroom plus two, so a four-bedroom home sleeps ten.^[6]

• A unit able to hold more than 11 occupants needs site plan approval from the Planning Board.^[6]

• Each bedroom allows one vehicle, parked off the road on a space of at least 9 by 20 feet.^[6]

• Coverage must equal the dwelling's value plus $300,000 for third-party claims of injury or property damage.^[6]

• Trash goes in bear-proof containers with tight covers, collected weekly during rentals.^[6]

• Section 3 of the law has the permit renewed up to 90 days before it expires.^[6]

• Section 10 asks for the renewal application 30 days before expiration, with a new inspection.^[6]

• The town's application form tells owners to renew within 3 months before the expiration date.^[9]

• The law gives the contact person two hours to answer the town, and that person stays reachable around the clock.^[6]

• When a complaint comes in, the same law allows sixty minutes for a response.^[6]

• On the emergency contact form, that person agrees to respond within one hour.^[9]

• From 10:00 p.m., the town noise ordinance sets strict limits that the permit tells guests to respect. Those limits lift at 7:00 a.m.^[6]

• A first offense is fined $350 to $1,000. A second within five years costs $1,000 to $3,000. Each week of violation counts as a new one.^[6]

• A revoked permit keeps every owner of the property from getting another one for a year.^[6]

• The application form asks for the property owner's name and states that LLCs are not accepted.^[9]

What New York asks wherever you host

These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.

• In New York State, the county keeps the short-term rental registry. Once yours opens, the unit is registered there and its number appears on each listing.^[1]

• Short-term stays have carried sales tax since March 1, 2025. When a platform takes the booking, the platform charges that tax and remits it.^[2]

• Local control stays with cities, towns and villages, which can set operating rules. A local law can also ban short-term rentals outright.^[1]