Nahant, Mass., Gen. Bylaws art. XXIII (2023) § 3

1.     The total number of annual Short-Term Rental licenses in the Town of Nahant is
       limited to four percent (4%) of the total number of legal dwelling units in the
       Town of Nahant as determined by the Assessors’ Office.

2.     All Short-Term Rental Operators shall submit a copy of its local registration
       with the Board of Selectmen prior to Short-Term Rental use and occupancy
       in conformance with this by-law.

3.     A dwelling unit or bedroom offered for Short-Term Rentals shall comply with:
       i) 105 CMR 410.000 (Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation);
       and ii) 780 CMR Massachusetts State Building Code).

4.     Short-Term Rental operators shall maintain state mandated liability
       insurance to cover the short-term rental use.

5.     An Owner Adjacent or Non-Owner Occupied Short-Term Rental may be rented
       only as a whole unit to one party of short-term renters at any one time and not
       rented as separate bedrooms to separate parties.

6.     The number of individual bedrooms made available for Short-Term Rentals
       within a dwelling unit shall not be greater than the number of lawful
       bedrooms in the dwelling unit.

7.     Renting for an hourly rate, or for rental durations of less than twenty-four (24)
       consecutive hours shall not be permitted.

8.     A Short-Term Rental property shall not be used for a commercial event during its
       occupancy as a Short-Term Rental. Commercial events include but are not
       limited to luncheons, banquets, parties, weddings, meetings, charitable
       fundraising, commercial or advertising activities, or other gatherings.

9.     Short-Term Rental Operator must submit off-street parking plan for guests
       in accordance with these Nahant Zoning By-Laws: i) Section 4.08.B; and ii)
       Table 6-1 (Required Off-Street Parking).

10.      When a swimming pool or hot-tub or special purpose pool is included in the
         short-term rental determination of compliance with 105 CMR 435 Sanitary
         Standards for Swimming Pools must be documented by the Board of Health
         or its designee.