N.Y.
Real Property Law Section 447-C
Registration
1.
Short-term rental hosts shall be required to register a short-term residential rental unit with the department of state.(a)
Registration with the department of state shall be valid for two years, after which time the short-term rental host may renew the registration in a manner prescribed by the department of state. The department of state may revoke the registration of a short-term rental host upon a determination that the short-term rental host has violated any provision of this article at least three times in two calendar years, and may determine that the short-term rental host shall be ineligible for registration for a period of up to twelve months from the date of such determination or at the request of a municipality when such municipality requests such revocation due to illegal occupancy. Listing or offering a dwelling unit, or portion thereof, as a short-term residential rental unit without current, valid registration shall be unlawful and shall make persons who list or offer such unit ineligible for registration for a period of twelve months from the date a determination is made that a violation has occurred.(b)
A short-term rental host shall include their current, valid registration number on all offerings, listings or advertisements for short-term rental guest stays.(c)
A tenant, or other person that does not own a unit that is used as a short-term rental unit but is in lawful possession of a short-term residential rental unit, shall not qualify for registration if they are not the permanent occupant of the dwelling unit in question and have not been granted permission in writing by the owner for its short-term rental. Proof of written consent by the owner shall be provided to and verified by the department of state or any municipality with its own registration system before the issuing or renewal of a registration number.(d)
The department of state shall make available to booking services the data necessary to allow booking services to verify the registration status of a short-term residential rental unit and that the unit is associated with the short-term rental host who registered the unit.(e)
The short-term rental host shall pay application and renewal registration fees in an amount to be established by the department of state.(f)
Such registration fee shall include a fee for the use of the electronic verification system in an amount to be established by the department of state which shall not exceed the cost to build, operate, and maintain such system.2.
It shall be unlawful for a booking service to collect a fee for facilitating booking transactions for short-term residential rental units located in this state without such booking service first registering with the department of state. Accordingly, booking services shall adhere to the following, in addition to other regulations established by the department, as conditions of such registration:(a)
Booking services shall provide to the department on a quarterly basis, in a form and manner to be determined by the department, the report developed and maintained by the booking service in accordance with subdivision four of § 447-B (Short-term residential rental units)section four hundred forty-seven-b of this article. The department shall share this report with county, city, town, or village governments and shall make such reports available to local municipal enforcement agencies when lawfully requested.(b)
A booking service shall provide agreement in writing to the department that it will:(i)
Obtain written consent from all short-term rental hosts intending to utilize their platform, for short-term residential rental units located in this state, for the disclosure of the information pursuant to subdivision four of § 447-B (Short-term residential rental units)section four hundred forty-seven-b of this article, in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subdivision; and(ii)
Furnish the information identified pursuant to subdivision four of § 447-B (Short-term residential rental units)section four hundred forty-seven-b of this article, in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subdivision.3.
The department of state shall set a fee for booking service registration with the department. * NB Effective April 20, 2025
Source:
Section 447-C — Registration, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPP/447-C (updated Dec. 27, 2024; accessed Jan. 4, 2025).
