Blogs

San Diego has abandoned its plan to hold a lottery for new short-term rental (STR) licenses because the number of applicants doesn’t exceed the city’s cap....Continued

The short-term rental (STR) industry moved its way back toward business as usual in 2022, following two years of disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Continued

In Arizona, the Scottsdale City Council has passed a new short-term rental (STR) ordinance that requires operators to register with the city. ...Continued

The New Orleans City Council has hit pause on issuing new short-term rental permits in residential areas. The move comes as the city works on rewriting its short-term rental law....Continued

Several Colorado communities voted to increase lodging taxes on short-term rentals in the November 8 elections....Continued

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners has adopted a new law that will require short-term rental operators to register with the county and follow other rules....Continued

Riverside County has updated its short-term rental ordinance with several new provisions, including rules on occupancy and permit requirements. Under the revised law, occupancy limits depend on the si...Continued

A federal judge has blocked part of a restrictive Honolulu short-term rental law shortly before it had been scheduled to go into effect October 23. However, the city started enforcing the rest of the ...Continued

A new law in Sitka, Alaska, will require owners to live in a property at least half the year in order to get a license to operate as a short-term rental in the city....Continued

A Virginia law spelling out new requirements for accommodations intermediaries, including short-term rental marketplaces such as Airbnb and Vrbo went into effect on October 1....Continued