§ 185-233
Local contact and registration
- A. The record owner of any property engaged in a short-term rental booking transaction shall register with the Barrington Police Department and provide the contact information of an individual who is able to respond within a reasonable period of time from being notified to any issues or emergencies that arise during the short-term rental. Contact information must include a mobile cell phone number that is active 24 hours per day and an email address.
- B. The local contact must be authorized by the record owner to respond to tenant and neighborhood questions or complaints regarding the use of the dwelling for short-term rentals. The local contact shall respond to those complaints to ensure that the use of the dwelling complies with the requirements of this chapter, as well as other applicable Town ordinances pertaining to parking, noise, disturbances, or nuisances, as well as state law pertaining to the consumption of alcohol and/or the use of illegal drugs.
- C. The record owner of any property engaged in a short-term rental booking transaction shall maintain a record of the number of days and dates of occupancy, in for the past three calendar years, which the dwelling was occupied by short-term renters, and the occupancy of each such booking. Record owners should provide these upon request to the Town Clerk.
- D. The failure to comply with the above requirements, as well as the failure of the local contact to respond to Barrington Police Department inquiries, shall be considered a violation of this chapter.