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Cornwall approves contract to identify unregistered short‑term rentals
Summary
The Town Board approved a one‑year agreement with Decard Technologies to locate active short‑term rental listings not registered with the town, aimed at improving tax collection and code compliance; officials expect the tool to identify dozens to more than 100 unregistered hosts.
The Cornwall Town Board approved a one‑year contract (about $4,800) with Decard Technologies to identify active short‑term rental listings within the town that are not registered with the building department or licensed for the town's hotel/short‑term rental occupancy tax.
Officials said Decard's platform analyzes listing platforms and produces addresses and matches to town records; a demonstration search reportedly identified more than 100 potentially unregistered listings in the town's zip codes. The town expects code enforcement to follow up with letters to bring properties into compliance and tax collection.
The contract language was updated during review to specify that New York law governs the agreement in paragraph 14 rather than California law; the board then approved the contract. Officials said the county is also implementing a statewide registry and will share data with municipalities, which may supplement the vendor's work.
Supporters said the service will likely pay for itself through increased tax collection; the supervisor noted collections from even one new property can offset the annual cost.
