Upstate NY Town Rules 10-Bed RV Rental Is a Hotel
A zoning board's decision on a recreational vehicle rented out nightly turns on a single number - 10 beds - and hints at where other towns might draw the line for hosts.
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Scottsdale Rental Contacts Must Now Answer Non-Emergency Calls
Scottsdale has widened its short-term rental ordinance so the required round-the-clock contact must respond to routine police complaints, not just emergencies.
St. Louis Steers Rental Fee Cash to Tenant Lawyers
St. Louis is routing revenue from its 3% short-term rental fee into a $1 million legal defense fund for renters facing eviction.
Utah Project Splits Vacation Home Ownership, Rents Out Owners' Off Weeks
A luxury community in Utah is selling deeded fractional shares in vacation homes and running short-term rentals during the weeks each owner isn't using the property.
Cape Cod Town Sets $300 Annual Fee for Short-Term Rentals
Brewster, Massachusetts will require the roughly 1,300 short-term rentals within its borders to register and pay $300 a year starting in January.
Rhode Island Board Approves Rental Permit Over Neighbor Objections
Middletown's zoning board granted an owner-occupied short-term rental permit despite three neighbors' objections, while a separate rental petition was pushed to a September hearing.
Riverside County Widens Powers to Shut Down Illegal Rentals
Riverside County has adopted tougher enforcement rules for short-term rentals in unincorporated areas, giving code enforcement more room to fine and shut down unpermitted listings.
Los Angeles Sues Four Over 30-Property Rental Ring
The city attorney has filed a civil suit accusing four defendants of running unlicensed short-term rentals across 30 Los Angeles properties, with no primary-residence registration in sight.
VayKLife Buys Xplorie to Merge Rental Perks With Tours
VayKLife has acquired Xplorie, folding the company's bundled attraction-ticket perks into a single activity-booking platform for vacation rental managers.
California Firm Tells Hosts to Pre-File Squatter Paperwork
A California security firm says vacation rental owners can blunt costly squatter disputes by keeping ownership records, signed guest agreements and trespass notices ready before a vacancy turns into an occupation.
StayTerra Names Amy Kothari CEO With Immediate Effect
Vacation rental management company StayTerra has installed Amy Kothari as chief executive, effective immediately, with no transition period disclosed.
Pitkin County Reviews Short-Term Rental Rules Near Aspen
Pitkin County commissioners have opened a review of the short-term rental licensing system covering unincorporated land around Aspen and Snowmass Village, with no revised rules adopted yet.
Corpus Christi Set to Tighten Owner-Occupied Rental Rules
Corpus Christi council members are voting on a measure that narrows who can call a short-term rental owner-occupied, without touching the city's existing permit system.
Arizona Cities Push Ballot Measure to Reclaim Rental Control
A coalition of Arizona municipalities wants the legislature to let voters decide in 2026 whether cities can set their own short-term rental rules again.
Beverly Hills Won't Bend Rental Ban for 2028 Olympics
The city is keeping its ban on stays under 30 days fully in force through the Los Angeles Games, rejecting a temporary homeowner exception even as neighboring jurisdictions weigh looser rules.
Cape Cod Town Pulls Rental Survey After Finding an Error
A Cape Cod town has paused a resident survey on short-term rental rules after officials discovered a flaw in it, with a corrected version expected to follow.
Montgomery Delays Rental Vote, Softens License Threat
Montgomery, Alabama postponed its short-term rental ordinance for a second time and is rewriting a rule that could have cost hosts their license over emergency-response failures.
Oregon Appeals Court Upholds Lincoln County Rental Rules
Oregon's Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge to Lincoln County's short-term rental ordinance, leaving licensing and zoning limits on coastal vacation rentals in place.
Casago Sells Off Every Market It Got From Vacasa
Casago has divested all the vacation rental markets it picked up when it bought Vacasa, just over a year after that deal closed.
Banner Elk Shelves Rental Rule Overhaul Over Permit Fight
Banner Elk, North Carolina pulled its proposed short-term rental ordinance rewrite this week after council members could not agree on how to permit larger rental homes, leaving the town's existing rules in place for now.