Section 447-A - [Effective 4/20/2025] DefinitionsFor the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. "Short-term residential rental unit" means an entire dwelling unit, or a room, group of rooms, other living or sleeping space, or any other space within a dwelling, made available for rent by guests for less than thirty consecutive days, where the unit is offered for tourist or transient use by the short-term rental host of the residential unit. 2. "Short-term rental host" means a person or entity in lawful possession of a short-term rental unit who rents such unit to guests in accordance with this article. 3. "Booking service" means a person or entity who, directly or indirectly:(a) provides one or more online, computer or application-based platforms that individually or collectively can be used to:(i) list or advertise offers for short-term rentals, and (ii) either accept such offers, or reserve or pay for such rentals; and (b) charges, collects or receives a fee for the use of such a platform or for provision of any service in connection with a short-term rental. A booking service shall not be construed to include a platform that solely lists or advertises offers for short-term rentals. N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 447-A
Added by New York Laws 2024, ch. 672,Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/2025.