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Town attorney presents draft prohibiting short-term rentals; public split between prohibition and regulated-permit approach
Summary
Town Attorney Rory Brady presented a draft local law May 8 that would prohibit use of any dwelling unit as a short-term rental and set presumptions and fines for enforcement; public comment was sharply divided over prohibition versus regulated permitting.
The Town of Goshen Town Board continued the public hearing on a proposed local law to prohibit use of dwelling units as short-term rental property and reviewed a draft prepared by the town attorney.
Town Attorney Rory Brady presented the draft law and said it adds a single definition to the town code: a short-term rental is “any portion of real property rented for compensation in exchange for lodging for a period of not more than 31 consecutive days.” Brady explained the draft also establishes a set of "presumptions" (indicia) that a dwelling unit is being used as an STR, a prosecutorial/notice path that leads directly to appearance tickets under the town code, and escalating fines to encourage compliance. He said the draft implements a prohibition across all zoning…
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