Some New Yorkers of may have already rented short-term stays for Monday and Valentine's Day to surprise loved ones. You may have already arranged the flowers, chocolate and food.

But while the number of short-term vacation rentals in upstate New York has increased considerably over the last few years, things may look different moving forward as cities, towns and villages implement more restrictions.

As more communities look to pass laws that would regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb, two local leaders are trying to find the balance between tourism and local quality of life.

They say it’s a matter of consumer protection.

The village of New Paltz in the Hudson Valley recently passed a law that would create a list of short-term rentals in the village, and ban property owners that do not live primarily in the village from renting out the space in the hopes of not hurting housing stock.

This comes as Airbnb aims to expand its listings by convincing more people to turn their homes into short-term rentals.

In nearby Saugerties, a new law will give its building department a list of rentals to ensure they’re up to safety guidelines.

Town Supervisor Fred Costello said public safety is the top priority.

“Emergencies at short-term rentals throughout the town where proper, responsible ownership or ownership representation was out of reach in the responding community, so it's important that we had a go-to person if the property was owned remotely,” Costello said.

New Paltz Mayor Tim Rogers agrees with Costello. They’d like to see the state pass basic guidelines that would create more transparency for the rentals, but say it should ultimately be up to communities to decide how they want to regulate short-term rentals.