Nahant, Mass., STR Rules & Regs (2024) § 6

An Owner of a Dwelling which is rented for a Short-Term Rental shall provide the Board of
Selectmen with a rental application which includes their current residential address and telephone
number. If the Owner is a corporation, the name, address, and telephone number of the president
or legal representative of the corporation shall be provided. If the Owner is a realty trust or
partnership, the name, address, and telephone number of the managing trustee or partner shall be
provided. If the operator is not the Owner of the property, then the operator shall provide written
evidence that the Owner and the condominium association, if applicable, has consented to the
Short-Term Rental use of the property.

The rental application and its annual renewals shall include:

       1) Proof or Registration with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
       2) Certificate of Good Standing from Nahant’s Office of Inspectional Services;
       3) Municipal Lien Certificate from Nahant’s Office of Treasurer-Collector;
       4) Certificate of Compliance from Nahant’s Fire Department (every other year);
       5) Certificate of Fitness from Nahant’s Board of Health (every other year);
       6) Certificate of Code Compliance from Nahant’s Office of Inspectional Services (every
               other year);
       7) Attestation of Compliance with Nahant by-laws and regulations;
       8) Guest Information Packet (see General By-Laws, Article XXIII, Section 4);
       9) Parking Plan (see Section 8, below);
       10) Certificate of Liability Insurance (no less than $1,000,000 of coverage); and
       11) Operator affidavit for owner occupied/adjacent rentals or a special permit for non-
               owner occupied rentals.
       12) To the extent required by Massachusetts Law, a non-owner occupied, owner adjacent,
       owner occupied without owner present, and
               an owner-occupied Short-Term Rental unit with six (6) or more bedrooms shall
               document state safety law compliance by providing a Massachusetts Chapter 34
               review (780 CMR 34.00) of the dwelling unit prepared by a licensed architect or
               design professional along with documentation that demonstrates full compliance
               with all recommendations described in that Chapter 34 review.
       13) A D/B/A Certificate from the town clerk’s office, if necessary

If the Owner is unavailable to provide access or to service the occupant(s) or the Town of Nahant
in a timely manner, the Owner shall designate one or more responsible individuals who can be
reached, and who shall be available at all times (twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week)
to respond to emergencies and requests for assistance from occupant(s) or the Town of Nahant.
Said designated individual shall respond to a notification of emergency within one (1) hour of
being contacted by owner(s), occupant(s), or Town of Nahant. The name, address and telephone
number of the responsible individual(s) so designated shall be provided on the application.

If a certificate is not renewed every year, the submission of a new application will be considered
an original application.