Prohibited Buildings List - OSE

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Prohibited Buildings List

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Prohibited Buildings List
Registration Laws and Rules

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Prohibited Buildings List

Registration Laws and Rules


The Short-Term Rental Registration Law allows owners of buildings where short-term rentals are prohibited to notify
OSE and have the building placed on a Prohibited Buildings list. The law requires OSE to deny registration
requests for buildings on this list.

To be included on the prohibited buildings list, a building owner must certify that leases and other occupancy
agreements for dwelling units within their buildings prohibit short-term rentals.

Inclusion on or absence from the prohibited building list does not alter the legal occupancy or zoning use group of a
building.

Include your building on the Prohibited Buildings list.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who can submit a prohibited buildings list application?

A building owner - including any applicable board of a cooperative or condominium corporation, manager,
or agent of such building or board - can notify OSE through the online application.

What do I need to submit my prohibited buildings list application?

When submitting the online application, an applicant needs to certify that leases and other occupancy
agreements for dwelling units within the entire building prohibit short-term rentals, and will need to
provide the following information:

The name of the person making the application;

A working phone number for the applicant;

An email address for the applicant;

The address of the building the applicant seeks to add to the list;

An explanation of the relationship between the owner and the applicant; and

Any proof or documentation requested by OSE to substantiate the request where OSE has cause to require
further verification.

Do leases and other occupancy agreements prohibiting short-term rentals have to be for all the units in
the building?

Yes. Pursuant to the Short-Term Registration Law, building owners are required “to certify that leases and
other occupancy agreements for dwelling units within the building prohibit short term rentals” Accordingly,
the leases or other occupancy agreements prohibiting short-term rentals must apply for the entire building.

Can I put only certain units/floors on the prohibited buildings list?

No. The prohibited buildings list is only for entire buildings.

Will the owner of the building be notified of the prohibited buildings list application?

Yes. OSE will send a letter to the owner of record whenever it receives an application for inclusion on
the prohibited buildings list.

What happens if my building is included on the prohibited buildings list after OSE has registered a tenant
in my building for short-term rentals?

If a current active short-term rental registration exists in a building that is included on the prohibited
buildings list after registration, OSE may move to revoke that registration based on the prohibited
buildings application. Revocation proceedings will occur before the Office of Administrative Trials and
Hearing (“OATH”), and the registered host will be provided notice and an opportunity to be heard. The
process to revoke is not automatic and the building owner may be required to submit documentation to the
administering agency and to appear at an OATH revocation proceeding to provide documentation that existing
leases and other agreements prohibit short-term rentals in this building, and that failing to appear or
provide sufficient evidence may result in the registration continuing despite this application.

How can I remove a building from the prohibited buildings list?

A building owner - including any applicable board of a cooperative or condominium corporation, manager, or
agent of such building or board – can apply to remove a building from the prohibited buildings list, and
will be required to provide:

The name of a natural person making the application;

A working phone number for that applicant;

An email address for the applicant;

The address of the building the applicant seeks to remove from the list;

An explanation of the relationship between the owner and the applicant; and

A statement describing the basis for removal from the list.

Apply to remove a building from the Prohibited Buildings list.