Council introduces amendments to short‑term rental code to require platform reporting, permits and audits
Code Enforcement staff introduced amendments to Rockland Municipal Code Chapter 5.22 to implement the Short Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025, including platform reporting of listings, display of city permit numbers, and audit authority to enforce transient occupancy tax remittance.
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The council introduced an ordinance to amend Chapter 5.22 (short‑term rentals) to align local rules with the Short Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025. Code Enforcement Program Manager Ryan Taylor outlined three principal changes: facilitator reporting requirements to provide addresses, listing URLs and parcel data; mandatory display of city‑issued permit numbers on listings; and city audit authority over facilitators to verify transient occupancy tax (TOT) collection and to pursue civil action for unpaid taxes.
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