Committee reviews NYSAC draft on registered‑offender notifications for short‑term rentals

The committee examined a proposed New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) resolution and related state legislation that would require registered offenders who temporarily reside in the state to notify short‑term rental hosts and, in some proposals, neighbors.

County staff summarized the draft resolution from NYSAC’s 2022 fall seminar and the legislative language under consideration (assembly and senate bill numbers were cited in the transcript). The draft would lower the timeframe for a registration notification tied to short‑term stays, require host/managing companies to inform local police and nearby neighbors, and impose penalties for non‑compliance. County legal staff noted enforcement is the primary difficulty because Corrections Law currently sets a 10‑calendar‑day window for change‑of‑residence reporting, and short‑term rentals often involve stays shorter than that period.

Supervisors questioned whether a local STR rule would be enforceable without state action and whether an alert/notification system would capture stays shorter than 10 days. County attorneys advised that because registration and offender‑management rules are set by state statute, a change at the state level would be the most enforceable path. The committee asked the county administrator to research whether NYSAC formally adopted the 2022 draft as a full NYSAC resolution and to place the item on the January agenda for additional committee consideration.