Fairhaven, Mass., Code of Bylaws ch 190 § 190-3

Registration is required. Short-term rentals shall only be allowed in one- or two-family or multifamily dwelling units (excluding accessory buildings). A. No owner shall rent, or offer to rent, any short-term rental prior to registering with the Fairhaven Building Department. No tenant or lessee of an owner shall let or sublet a short-term rental. B. Limits on total number of registrations within the Town shall be 64 active units or less, until December 31, 2022; thereafter not more than 120 short-term rentals shall be allowed in the Town at any one time. C. Compliance. A dwelling used as a short-term rental shall at all times be in compliance with the provisions of all state and local health and safety laws, bylaws and regulations, including, but not limited to, § 198-24 , Noise, litter and smoke standards, § 198-23 , Home occupations, the Fair Housing Act, MGL c. 151B, and local equivalents and regulations related thereto, and all other regulations applicable to residential dwellings, except as specifically set forth otherwise herein. D. Application required. The owner of the dwelling shall be required to complete a Fairhaven short-term rental registration application with the Fairhaven Building Department. The applicant shall also provide proof each short-term rental is registered with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. E. Abutter notification. For an initial application to register a property as a short-term rental, the applicant is required to send notification informing abutters within 300 feet and provide proof to the Town of the notification using one of the following methods: hand delivery; certified mail, return receipt requested; certified mail. Proof of abutter notification shall be included with the application. F. The Fairhaven Building Commissioner shall, in accordance with the above subsections, issue a certificate of registration which shall expire on the following December 31, provided that the certificate may be renewed each year. The Building Commissioner will share the list of short-term rentals with the Police and Fire Departments. G. Registration renewal. Short-term rental registrations shall be renewed annually upon payment of the renewal fee. H. Fees. The fee for a short-term rental registration or a renewal of a registration shall be $200 and thereafter a schedule of fees for permits as authorized under Chapter 190 shall be as established and revised from time to time by the Board of Selectmen. I. Nontransferability. Short-term rental registrations shall be granted solely to an owner and shall not be transferable or assigned to any other person, legal entity, or address. The registration does not run with the property; it shall be terminated upon sale or transfer of the property for which the registration has been issued. J. Determination. Any person aggrieved by a determination made by the Building Commissioner regarding a registration may file an appeal for review to the Select Board for a hearing and redetermination.