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Tenafly adopts 30-day minimum ban on short-term rentals after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with multiple residents citing safety, noise and property-value concerns, the Tenafly Borough Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 25-06 to prohibit short-term rentals of less than 30 days; enforcement will involve police and code officials and the ordinance takes effect after publication in February.
Tenafly’s mayor and borough council adopted an ordinance Thursday to prohibit short-term residential rentals shorter than 30 days after residents described recurring parties, overflowing trash and safety concerns in their neighborhoods.
The ordinance, adopted unanimously on second and final reading as ordinance 25-06, will be published on Feb. 9 and — according to the council — becomes effective the day after publication. The council said enforcement will rely on the police department, the building code official, the fire official and other subcode enforcement channels.
At the public hearing homeowners described repeated disturbances linked to nightly and weekend guests. Renata Levy, a Tenafly homeowner, told the council the issues fall into…
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