Rent Regulations

Gloucester

Municipal housing and tenant protection ordinances

Partial coverage

Some Gloucester municipal ordinances are available. We're working to add more sections as they are ingested and verified.

Rules (11)

Definitions

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 27 § 27-1

Notices

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 27 § 27-2

Violations; penalty; jurisdiction

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 27 § 27-3

Limitation of applicability

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 27 § 27-4

Short-term rental

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 5, art. V § 5-63

Definitions

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 5, art. V § 5-64

Applicability

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 5, art. V § 5-65

Requirements for the operation of short-term rentals

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 5, art. V § 5-66

Penalties; enforcement

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 5, art. V § 5-67

Room occupancy excise and community impact fees

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 5, art. V § 5-68

Prohibitions

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 5, art. V § 5-69

Code Compilations

Gloucester Code ch. 27

Gloucester, Mass., Code of Ordinances ch. 27 (2026)

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 27 Condominium Conversion for Residential Properties Under Four Units

Condominium conversion ordinance covering residential properties of fewer than four units; notice requirements to tenants.

Official source: www.gloucester-ma.gov

Gloucester Code ch. 5, art. V

Gloucester, Mass., Code of Ordinances ch. 5, art. V (2026)

Gloucester Code of Ordinances ch. 5, art. V Short-Term Rentals

Short-term rental registration and licensing regime (Ord. 2024-135, eff. 2025-01-01).

Official source: www.gloucester-ma.gov