Boston Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Regulations are important to any investor or host thinking about starting a short-term rental property. We've pulled together data and information from government and other sources to make it easier for you to not just see the regulation and ordinances on short-term rentals, but also get an overview of the short-term rental activity and potential, real estate prices and trends, and population size and growth.
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Starting January 2019, the city of Boston opened registration from hosts who want to rent out their properties for fewer than 28 nights, after a city ordinance was passed last June. Hosts who want to rent out a spare room while living under the same roof can apply for a license for $25 per year. Those who want to rent out an entire unit can only do so for their primary residence or a secondary unit (such as an in-law unit) in their primary residence. The license fee for renting an entire unit is $200. Hosts who fail to register face a $100 fine per violation per day. Those who rent out units that are ineligible, like a below-market-rate unit, face $300 fine per violation per day. Under a new state law signed last December, short-term rental hosts will have to pay the same 5.7 percent state tax as hotels. Airbnb had been battling with Boston in court over the short-term regulations in the past year.
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