Overview
- The Office of Special Enforcement’s annual report shows 3,522 active approved hosts after about 460 new approvals in fiscal year 2026, covering July 2025 through June 2026.
- Enforcement remains robust with 65 denials of rent‑regulated unit applications in FY26 and 618 rent‑regulated denials since the law began, 17 revoked registrations for false statements, and about 1,900 summonses issued in 2025.
- More than 14,000 buildings are on the city’s Prohibited Buildings List and 67 percent of summonses were issued to corporate entities such as LLCs, which the city says targets large, professional operators.
- The bulk of approved hosts are homeowners and small houses: about 76 percent of hosts own their units and roughly 68 percent of registrations are in one‑ and two‑family homes concentrated in outer borough neighborhoods like Brooklyn’s District 36.
- Local Law 18 requires hosts to register and platforms to verify registration before listing, limits short stays to under 30 days with the legal occupant present and no more than two guests, bans NYCHA and rent‑regulated units from short‑term rentals, and has sparked Council and industry proposals to relax some rules while advocates press for tighter limits on mid‑term and professional hosting.