VRBO.com is part of the HomeAway family, the world’s most comprehensive, trusted source for vacation rentals. We help families and friends find the perfect accommodations to enjoy their dream vacations together. The beautiful homes on our sites feature more space, privacy, and amenities than hotels, often for less than half the cost per person. We are dedicated to helping you create unforgettable experiences by staying together. That’s our promise.

Airbnb is an American company which hosts an online marketplace and hospitality service, for people to lease or rent short-term lodging including vacation rentals, apartment rentals, homestays, hostel beds, or hotel rooms. The company does not own any lodging; it is a broker which receives percentage service fees from both guests and hosts in conjunction with every booking. In January 2018 the company had over 3,000,000 lodging listings in 65,000 cities and 191 countries.

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Short term rentals like Airbnb help struggling homeowners and protect a community’s character.

According to a Cornell University Case Study, the ability to rent one’s property — even in the short-term — may be a tremendous financial aid to struggling homeowners. It can help to avoid or at least mitigate instances of blight due to disrepair, distressed sales at below-market-rate sales prices, and even foreclosures. The case study concludes that allowing owners to home share can protect a community’s character and property values.

Homes could sell for more money.

In areas where STRs are accepted or encouraged, and neighbors aren’t hostile to it, a home with “rentable” features might actually sell for more money, according to some realtors.

We are homeowners, mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, grandparents, doctors, lawyers, pilots, teachers, veterans, retirees, stay-at-home moms, families, business owners, your friends, and neighbors, and we all have one thing in common — we LOVE Cassadaga Lakes!

We’ve discovered there are many reasons people decide to do this. For one, it can be a great financial investment and a way to secure a family’s financial future. Some people list their homes to sell, only to find them sitting on the market for months...even years. And there are other reasons such as financial hardship, divorce, death, marriage, retirement, new baby, new job, etc. Some people buy a house now but can’t actually live in it permanently for several years. Booking their homes for vacation guests affords them the freedom to do what they need to maintain their life comfortably. Having that right as a property owner is very important.

Congrats! We recommend you start by visiting VRBO.com or Airbnb.com. They have lots of resources on their website and they can answer a lot of questions you might have. You will also need to fill out this form for Chautauqua County. Cassadaga requires all STR properties to be registered and go through an application process. You can access that information here. You can also send us an email at: info@cassadaga-cba.com and we would be happy to assist!

If you are having an issue with a particular property/guests and you are having an issue getting ahold of the owner directly and/or you are not comfortable doing so, please reach out to us by emailing: info@cassadaga-cba.com and we can address the issue for you.

All of our partners have committed to adhering to a set of self-regulated and self-enforced guidelines. We depend on each other to keep everyone in check. It is in our best interests to do so. We also depend on our neighbors to let us know directly as soon as any issues arise, so we can address them right away. We want our neighbors to know that we want the same things - a clean, safe, quiet, respectful, and friendly neighborhood experience in beautiful Cassadaga Lakes! The Zoning Board is currently working towards establishing a set of guidelines/laws to be followed in the Village. In the event of a serious issue that you are not able to address directly with the property owner, please contact the Village of Cassadaga Directly 716.595.3007. In case of a real emergency, please call 911.

At this time there is no fee. We want everyone to join us!

We are happy to help you find local people to help you manage your property! Please email us at: info@cassadaga-cba.com

We are happy to answer any questions you might have! Please email us at:info@cassadaga-cba.com

All Short Term Rentals pay an annual 5% Chautauqua County Room Occupancy/Bed Tax. 3% of that goes to promoting and marketing tourism to the region. The other 2% goes to support Lakes and Waterways. Cassadaga Lakes Association gets $3,000 annually as a lake agency allocation. So, you could estimate that over the last 5 years, the Lake Association would have been allocated $15,000 in 2% Bed Tax funds.There are also grants available that tourism supportive Chautauqua County communities can benefit from. Our Cassadaga community is a four seasons eco-tourism destination. We need to embrace that as a community so we all benefit.

Yes, all Short Term Rentals pay a permit fee of $250 every time they submit for a new permit or renew their permit. Renewals are every 2 years and you must submit your application prior 90 days before the permit expiration date. There is also an annual fire and safety inspection the Village performs at all STR properties with a fee of $75. The cap of STR’s allowed to operate in the Village of Cassadaga is 20 properties. Please contact us to see if there are available permits. You will also need a Chautauqua County Permit which you only need to get once and can be picked up at the County Clerk’s Office at 1 N. Erie Street, P.O. Box 170, Mayville, NY 14757. You will need to pay a 5% occupancy tax to the county as well. You can also find more STR information HERE.