Webb, NY short-term rental permit

What Webb asks of you

• The Town Board adopted Chapter 387, the Short-Term Residential Rentals Law, on September 13, 2022.^[4]

• The application lists the tax map parcel number and the size of each bedroom. It includes a plan of the emergency egress windows.^[4]

• The owner names a property representative who answers complaints within 24 hours at the latest.^[4]

• The permit, the inspection report and the occupant limit stay posted inside the home. So do the representative's name and phone number.^[4]

• Fire and property maintenance codes set the occupant limit. The capacity of the septic system can lower it.^[4]

• Unless septic records are already on file with the town, the tank is pumped and inspected before the first permit.^[4]

• The owner shows there is enough lawful parking for the number of occupants allowed.^[4]

• Advertising a rental that has no valid permit is treated as a violation, as if guests were already there.^[4]

• A home rented to one family for under 14 cumulative days a year is exempt. Renting rooms to separate parties ends that exemption.^[4]

• Cottage colonies and other properties regulated by the state Department of Health fall outside the chapter.^[4]

• In the town's residential village zoning districts, permits may not exceed 10% of the real property parcels.^[5]

• Once that share is reached, the zoning and codes office keeps a waitlist. Openings go first to the owners who have waited longest.^[5]

• Permits held when the cap took effect continue if renewed on time. Selling the property while permits exceed 10% ends the permit.^[5]

• Accessory dwelling units cannot receive a short-term rental permit, under a local law filed on March 16, 2026.^[6]

• A first violation draws a fine of up to $350. A second within 12 months ranges from $350 to $700.^[4]

• Third and later violations are fined $700 to $1,000. Every full week of continued violation is a new one.^[4]

• From the third violation on, the Code Enforcement Officer may suspend the permit. A civil penalty can also reach $200 per day.^[4]

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]