Starting in 2010-2011, New York began addressing the burgeoning short term rental business via amendments to a host of laws: the Multiple Dwelling Law (Section 4. a. 8(a)), the Housing Maintenance Code (Section 27-2004. a. 8(a)), the Administrative Code (Section 27-265) and New York City Building Code (Section 310.1.2) which all prohibit short term rentals in Class A multiple dwellings. The aim was to ensure that such dwellings were used “for permanent residence purposes” — generally meaning that it became illegal to rent such a unit for less than thirty days.

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