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Communities across the country have passed laws that went into effect starting January 1, and short-term rental hosts should be aware of the changes. ...Continued

The Council wants to move forward with phasing out short-term rentals in residential areas, while delaying enforcement of stricter occupancy rules....Continued

Starting July 1, short-term rentals in Massachusetts must register with the state and hosts must collect the state room occupancy tax from guests and remit it to the state. ...Continued

HomeAway and VRBO will start collecting lodging tax for its hosts in Arizona, Iowa, and Kansas on January 1....Continued

New rules go into effect immediately, but will not be enforced until June 30, 2019. Short-term rental operators must apply for a permit by June 1. ...Continued

Transient occupancy taxes are levied on facilities that provide accommodations for customers. The obvious model is a hotel or motel. But that might be the only thing that’s obvious about these taxes....Continued

New regulations limit short-term rentals to the operator’s primary residence and hosts may only operate one short-term rental at a time....Continued

Baltimore short-term rental operators are responsible for registering with tax authorities, collecting taxes from guests, and remitting taxes to the state and city. ...Continued

Under the new rules, new short-term rental permits will only be issued for properties where the owner is present during rental periods. ...Continued

Once in effect, the city will not issue any new short-term rental permits in banned areas, but permits can still be issued for short-term rentals within the tourist core....Continued