Short-Term Rental Registration Process Gets Under Way

Owners of Short-Term Rental (STR) properties in Great Barrington will soon receive correspondence with instructions on how to register their rental property with the town. Letters will arrive via U.S. mail with a return address of 334 Main St., Great Barrington. 

Once STR owners receive their letter, they may register takes place here.

The online registration process is a requirement of the town’s Short-Term Rental bylaw, adopted at the 2022 Annual Town Meeting. The bylaw can be found  here.

The town has hired GovOS, a company that manages registrations and other logistics for municipalities requiring STR registration.

STR property owners are asked to watch their mail and promptly register online. Registration and payment can be made only through the online registration/portal. A direct registration link will be added to the town website, townofgb.org, by April 1, when the registration process opens.