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10 safety concerns to document when renting out your home

Not only do you want to ensure the safety of your guests, but you should also be thinking about protecting yourself from liability....Continued

Property management for your short-term vacation rental

Self-management is too time-consuming for many owners. A hands-off approach can allow you to hand over some or all aspects of the process to a third party....Continued

California court blocks HOA ban on short-term rentals

The ruling against a homeowner association in a coastal neighborhood in Oxnard states the HOA doesn’t have the authority to ban short-term rentals....Continued

Palm Springs residents to vote on measure restricting short-term rentals

The ballot initiative would ban short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods unless the owner is present, and phase them out of over two years...Continued

Do-it-yourself short-term vacation rental management

If you’re organized and have the time to coordinate all the moving parts, self-managing your short-term rental could be a good choice....Continued

Airbnb starts collecting Denver lodging taxes April 1

Hosts using other services for bookings are responsible for collecting both the state sales tax and city lodging tax themselves...Continued

The simmering battle over short-term rentals

Here are some of the commonly raised points as the debate on short-term rental markets plays out in communities across the country...Continued

Louisville, Kentucky, and Airbnb announce tax agreement

Airbnb will start collecting the tax from guests on behalf of hosts April 1 and Louisville expects it to generate approximately $950,000 a year in revenues....Continued

Why your vacation rental business needs a strategic and operational plan

Whether you only rent a few weeks a year or your goal is to achieve maximum occupancy in every season, the principles of running a small business apply....Continued

Columbia, Missouri, Visitors Bureau reviewing new tourist tax

Adding the 5 percent lodging tax to Airbnb and short-term rentals would increase the bureau’s budget by $44,000 annually....Continued