Short-term Rental FAQs

Start with the Planning Board:

• They will have to sign off on your special permit
• You can contact the Board’s chair and ask for time at a meeting or simply show up at a meeting (in person or online) and ask your questions during the time slot set aside for that

Yes. See the Planning Board fee schedule. Helpful hint: Boarders, short-term rentals, and Bed-and-breakfasts all require a special permit. If you have any thoughts of doing more than one activity (for example bed-and-breakfast plus short-term rentals) you can request that the public hearing for the two permits be combined, thus saving you half the cost of advertising.

You will need a special permit from the Planning Board: special permit application

See section xxx of Princeton zoning by-laws.

Short-term rentals means:

• Leasing a dwelling to a tenant for less than 31 days
• The owner can live in the dwelling or not
• You may rent out your home for up to 60 days in a calendar year