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Smart City Policy Summit 2019

Inaugural Short-term Rental Regulations Forum Coming to Austin, August 16 When I was coming up in local politics, a community leader would hold meetings throughout...

Coming to a City near You: As vacation rentals grow in popularity, so do the regulations to stop them

The 2018 legislation season brought the vacation rental industry some high highs, low lows, and everything in between. Cities that had been embattled for...

Be a Friend to Your Mayor and Create Good Regulations

The late, great Boston mayor Tom Menino once told me, “Hey, Matt, we’re drinking from a fire hose with a straw. If people give...

New Orleans City Council Advances Vacation Rental Ban

Earlier today, the New Orleans city council voted unanimously to advance a proposed ordinance to restrict short-term rentals outside of commercial zones to owner-occupied properties,...

New Orleans Council Set to Step Toward Vacation Rental Ban

Last month, New Orleans city councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer released her proposal to ban non owner-occupied short-term rentals outside of commercial zones, among other restrictions....

Airbnb and HomeAway Win Preliminary Injunction Against New York City Law

A federal judge awarded Airbnb and HomeAway today with a preliminary injunction to stop a New York City’s short-term rental law from going into...

Agoda Outside Publishes Vacation Rental Handbook

Agoda Outside recently released At Home Around the World: The Short-Term Rentals Handbook for Guests, Hosts, Neighbors and Governments, a compilation of research and guidance...
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Revised Short-Term Rental Bill

Yesterday, Massachusetts lawmakers agreed on amendments to Bill H.4841 regulating short-term rentals throughout the state. If signed by Governor Charlie Baker, the bill will...

South Lake Tahoe Property Owners File Lawsuit Against City Over Measure T

Update 12/24/18: El Dorado County superior court judge Thomas A. Smith issued a temporary restraining order to prohibit the city from enforcing the occupancy limits...

Los Angeles City Council Bans Traditional Vacation Rentals      

On Tuesday, Los Angeles city council voted 12 – 0 to limit short-term rentals to primary residences for a maximum of 120 days per...

New Orleans Councilmember Palmer Proposes Vacation Rental Ban

Update 12/18/18: Councilmember Palmer has delayed the preliminary vote on this measure to January. Today, New Orleans city councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer released details of...

Baltimore City Council Issues Final Vote to Pass Strict Short-Term Rental Limits

Baltimore city council voted 10 – 3 to issue final approval a bill limiting short-term rentals to primary residences. One additional dwelling unit per...

Las Vegas City Council Bans Vacation Rentals

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

Election Officials Confirm Vacation Rental Ban in South Lake Tahoe

On Tuesday, El Dorado County’s official election results confirmed that South Lake Tahoe’s Measure T has passed by just 58 votes, 3,517 to 3,459....
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Hawaii County Passes Strict Short-Term Rental Limits

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

Vacasa Adds Multifamily and Community Association Management Programs

As Vacasa snaps up property management companies, it’s also creating an ecosystem of secondary service offerings that have come with the acquisitions, most recently...

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...

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...
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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...

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...

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