Ad Hoc Committee Agrees to Draft Short-Term Rental Bylaw
Ad hoc panel decides to draft Oak Bluffs short-term rental bylaw. The Short-Term Rental Ad Hoc Committee agreed July 20 to develop regulations allowing and governing short-term rentals locally, with registration requirements and inspection protocols. Building Inspector Adam Petkus reported 62
- Select Board · Meeting of July 20, 2026
OAK BLUFFS — Ad hoc panel decides to draft Oak Bluffs short-term rental bylaw. The Short-Term Rental Ad Hoc Committee agreed July 20 to develop regulations allowing and governing short-term rentals locally, with registration requirements and inspection protocols. Building Inspector Adam Petkus reported 62 properties now operate as unregistered short-term rentals and warned that inspections would cost $500,000 and require additional staffing.
The committee will present a draft bylaw outline July 27 that includes registration requirements, inspections, and corporate ownership restrictions.
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