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DC Council Unanimously Approves Short-Term Rental Bill in Final Vote

The DC city council voted unanimously yesterday to approve a short-term rental bill that limits non-owner occupied rentals to primary residences only and caps them at a maximum...

Vacation Rental Industry Loses Ballot Initiatives Around the Country

On Tuesday, residents in several municipalities cast their votes for or against local short-term rental ballot measures. In South Lake Tahoe and Pacific Grove,...

San Antonio Passes Short-Term Rental Ordinance

On November 1, the San Antonio city council voted 8 – 2 to pass regulations on short-term rentals in the city. The ordinance went...

Baltimore Set to Ban New Short-Term Rentals

Baltimore city council is likely to issue final approval of a short-term rental ordinance to ban new short-term rentals. Bill 18-0189 limits licenses for...

San Diego City Council Rescinds Short-Term Rental Ordinance

San Diego city council voted 8 – 1 today to rescind the short-term rental ordinance passed in July that banned second-home rentals in the...

DC Council Delays Final Vote on Short-Term Rental Bill

The DC council moved yesterday to delay its second reading and final vote on a short-term rental bill that includes a ban of second-home...

Hawaii County Advances Short-Term Rental Bill

The Hawaii County council planning committee voted 6–1 in favor of advancing short-term rental regulation Bill 108 to two final council votes. If passed...
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Las Vegas Planning Commission Sends Short-Term Rental Ban to City Council

The Las Vegas city planning commission voted 4-3 Tuesday night to approve a ban of short-term rentals. The proposal will now head to the city...

DC Second-Home Rental Ban Passes First Vote Unanimously

Update 10/16/18 at 2:20 p.m.: The bill's second reading and final vote were deferred to the legislative meeting on November 13 at 11 a.m. All...

D.C. Council to Vote on Second-Home Rental Ban

On October 2, the Washington, DC council will conduct a first reading and vote on a revised short-term rental bill that eases some restrictions...

NOLA Short-Term Rental Study Proposes Severe Restrictions

Following a New Orleans short-term rental study requested by the city council, the city planning commission published the preliminary report and policy recommendations on...

Massachusetts Short-Term Rental Bill Hangs in Limbo

At the end of July, Massachusetts lawmakers approved short-term rental regulations that include registration, tax collection, and a state-wide public registry of licensed rentals....

Albuquerque Eyes Short-Term Rental Regulations

Last week, Albuquerque city council sent a bill to the finance and government operations committee to create a task force to explore options for...

Share San Diego, Airbnb, and HomeAway Launch Referendum Fight Against Short-Term Rental Regulations

Airbnb, HomeAway, and advocacy group Share San Diego announced yesterday a referendum petition to overturn the effective ban on second-home short-term rentals in San...
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HomeAway Proposes New Orleans Short-Term Rental Policy Amid Industry’s Uncertain Future in the City

Last week HomeAway submitted a short-term rental policy proposal to the city of New Orleans. Its Whole-Home, Whole-Community Policy Solutions proposal follows a measure passed by...

Average Noise Levels Compared in Short-Term Rentals and Long-Term Occupied Homes

When Henry Ford’s Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1908, the existing rules of the road were instantly rendered inadequate. In the...

Avoid Regional Economic Collapse: Join An Association

Recently, my team and I attended the United States Conference of Mayors meeting in Boston where we heard time and time again that mayors...

Chicago Increases Short-Term Rental Tax to 6% to Support Victims of Domestic Violence

Chicago city council voted unanimously last week to increase the surcharge on short-term rental transactions from 4 percent to 6 percent. Proposed by Mayor...

A Case for Vacation Rental Advocacy: The direct impact of local regulations

It wasn’t his story that shook me. It was the way he fought back the tears. On any given night, the US government and public...

San Diego City Council Bans Second-Home Vacation Rentals

In a 6-3 vote Monday night, the San Diego city council adopted short-term rental regulations allowing a host to be issued one short-term residential...

Portland city council votes to collect new fees from short-term rentals

Last week, Portland, Oregon’s city council voted to adopt an ordinance amendment to collect two new fees on short-term rentals in the city: a...
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South Lake Tahoe Resident Group Submits Petition to City Council to Ban 75% City’s Vacation Rentals

On Tuesday, South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to order a report on the financial impact of a proposed vacation rental ban before it...

Palm Springs Votes Down Short-Term Rental Ban

Measure C, a proposition to phase out vacation rentals in single-family neighborhoods in Palm Springs over the next two years, was struck down with...

The Uber-ization of Everything

How Local Governments View the Sharing Economy I signed up for my first email address barely twenty-five years ago. It’s wild to imagine. The internet...

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