Blogs

Vacation rental hosts may erroneously think The Masters Rule relates to local lodging taxes, but this is incorrect. The rule only applies to rental income you report on your federal income tax return....Continued

Chandler's city code has been changed to allow for more oversight of short-term rentals and subject them to city taxes....Continued

Ann Arbor, Michigan, has passed a law placing new restrictions on short-term rentals amid concerns that vacation rentals are diminishing the available housing stock for permanent residents....Continued

Cathedral City, California, also passed new resolutions on enforcement, fees, and penalties. The new measures go into effect October 9....Continued

The city of Menlo Park will start enforcing an ordinance requiring short-term rental hosts to collect occupancy tax from their guests....Continued

State-level restrictions include exemptions, such as providing accommodations to health care workers, first responders, and law enforcement....Continued

Arvada, Colorado, has legalized short-term rentals and created rules for their operation that will go into effect at the end of October....Continued

Once the new Atlantic City law gets final approval from the City Council, the rules are expected to go into effect in October. ...Continued

New rules for short-term rentals go into effect in Newport Beach, California; a short-term rental law in Manhattan Beach is overturned; and Laguna Beach looks to tighten short-term rental restrictions...Continued

The 6.75% tax on short-term rentals within New Orleans was originally projected to generate $10.5 million a year for the city before the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on the city’s tourism industry....Continued