Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rental or “Tourist Home” Deemed a Permitted Use despite Need for Special Use Permit from Planning Board

By Anthony S. Guardino on October 12, 2020

Posted in Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals, Town of Hamburg

As the popularity of short-term rentals continues to grow and many local governments are adopting restrictions to keep their use in check, the authors of the Long Island Land Use and Zoning blog are closely monitoring how these restrictions are faring in the courts. As you will see from the recent case entitled Churchill v. Town of Hamburg, 2020 …
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Short-Term Rental Law Survives Regulatory Taking Claim

By Philip A. Butler on June 15, 2020

Posted in Article 78, Property Rights, Regulatory Takings, Short-Term Rentals

For the last several years, municipal governments across Long Island, and beyond, have been taking action to control or outright ban short-term rentals in their communities. Inevitably, these efforts have met opposition from both entrepreneurial property owners and the home-sharing services that support them. Lawsuits challenging local regulation of short-term rentals have popped up across the country, and they often…
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