ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — Short-term rental applications in Ithaca are now open. 

The Common Council approved the ordinance last year, but Mayor Robert Cantelmo says they wanted to give property owners a lot of time. 

Places you’d find on Airbnb and Vrbo are considered short-term rentals, but not hotel and motel rooms.

FULL INTERVIEW: Mayor Robert Cantelmo on Ithaca’s Morning News