Regulations

According to Barron’s, “Airbnb is scheduled to price its initial public offering on Dec. 9 and trade Dec....

“Plans are nothing. Planning is everything.” — D. D. Eisenhower In a year where just about every...

Alabama’s tourism economy is getting a boost from Florida’s continued shutdown of vacation rentals as travelers who...

Airbnb’s Chris Lehane, vice president of global policy and communications, is reaching out to city officials to...

This letter was sent to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody and arrived at their office April 29, 2020. On that same day, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-112, which continues the prohibition of vacation rentals in perpetuity. There is no set duration, end date, or object standard for expiration....

Airbnb’s home suppliers, or “hosts” using the Airbnb label, are beginning to use legal channels to hold...

According to Bloomberg, Expedia Group Inc., TripAdvisor Inc. and more than 30 vacation rental providers asked the European...

The vacation rental industry may be changing, but now is not the time to give up At...

Inaugural Short-term Rental Regulations Forum Coming to Austin, August 16 When I was coming up in local...

The 2018 legislation season brought the vacation rental industry some high highs, low lows, and everything in...

The late, great Boston mayor Tom Menino once told me, “Hey, Matt, we’re drinking from a fire...

Earlier today, the New Orleans city council voted unanimously to advance a proposed ordinance to restrict short-term...

Last month, New Orleans city councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer released her proposal to ban non owner-occupied short-term rentals...

A federal judge awarded Airbnb and HomeAway today with a preliminary injunction to stop a New York...

Agoda Outside recently released At Home Around the World: The Short-Term Rentals Handbook for Guests, Hosts, Neighbors and...

Yesterday, Massachusetts lawmakers agreed on amendments to Bill H.4841 regulating short-term rentals throughout the state. If signed...

Update 12/24/18: El Dorado County superior court judge Thomas A. Smith issued a temporary restraining order to prohibit...

Tourist crowds wandering Burano, a quiet residential island off of Venice   Billed as an “ethical alternative...

On Tuesday, Los Angeles city council voted 12 – 0 to limit short-term rentals to primary residences...

Update 12/18/18: Councilmember Palmer has delayed the preliminary vote on this measure to January. Today, New Orleans...

Baltimore city council voted 10 – 3 to issue final approval a bill limiting short-term rentals to...

Las Vegas city council voted 4 – 3 on Wednesday to ban non owner-occupied short-term rentals and...

On Tuesday, El Dorado County’s official election results confirmed that South Lake Tahoe’s Measure T has passed...

Last week, the Hawaii County council voted 6–1 to pass short-term rental regulation Bill 108, which blocks new non-owner-occupied...