Vacation Rental Buyers Now Take Months to Vet Markets
Brokers say short-term rental investors are stretching pre-purchase research from days to months, checking permit caps and licensing rules before making an offer.
Short-term rental regulation
Las Vegas Region Moves to Make Booking Sites Block Unlicensed Rentals
A Clark County ordinance would prohibit booking platforms from taking reservations for unlicensed properties, with electronic licence verification. Roughly 13,800 active listings sit against 229 issued licences.
Salt Lake City Hits Unlicensed Hosts With $1,000 Weekly Fines
The city has started fining unlicensed short-term rental operators $1,000 a week and paired enforcement with a two-night minimum stay and a 200-night annual cap.
Airbnb Loses Appeal, New Orleans Rental Rules Stand
A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to New Orleans' short-term rental ordinance, leaving the city's residency and permitting restrictions in force.
Rome's Tourism Chief Slams Florence Over Rental Rulebook
Tourism Minister Gianmarco Mazzi told a Tuscan business audience his government was the first in Italy to actually regulate short-term rentals, criticizing how Florence's city administration has handled the sector.
Georgia Judge Keeps Tybee Island's Rental Permit System Intact
A Chatham County judge has rejected a challenge to Tybee Island's short-term rental permitting and enforcement rules, leaving the beach town's system in place.
Airbnb's New Policy Chief Once Helped a City Regulate It
David Spielfogel worked on Chicago's early efforts to regulate Airbnb before running city fights for a scooter company. He now sets the platform's global policy agenda.
Verona Rewrites Zoning Rules to Corral Short-Term Rentals
Verona's city council has advanced a planning amendment, known locally as Variante 70, that carves bed-and-breakfasts and short lets out of ordinary residential use and into their own regulated category.
Tampa Bay County's Rental Registration Plan Dies in Tie Vote
A Tampa Bay-area county commission split 2-2 on a proposed short-term rental ordinance, leaving existing rules in place for now.
Host Body Demands Councils Reveal True Cost of STL Licences
The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers has filed Freedom of Information requests across local authorities to expose how much operators actually pay for short-term let licences.
Dubai Air Travel Rebounds While Rental Rates Stay Flat
Dubai's airport traffic keeps climbing but short-term rental occupancy and daily rates aren't keeping pace, squeezing margins for hosts and operators.
Balearic Groups Demand Total Ban on Tourist Rentals Ahead of Vote
Two Balearic conservation organisations have called on regional election candidates to eliminate tourist rental licences entirely and halt new construction on rural land.
Italian Councils Pile New Taxes and Curbs on Short-Term Lets
Italy's national association for B&B and room-rental hosts warns that city councils are stacking higher tourist taxes and tighter local rules on top of the national short-term rental registration regime.
Airbnb Adds 75 Boutique Hotels From Lark in US Push
Airbnb has struck a distribution deal with boutique operator Lark Hotels, putting more than 75 of its properties on the platform alongside individual host listings.
New Orleans Council Stalls Again, Leaving STR Hosts in Limbo
New Orleans lawmakers have once more pushed back a vote on tightening short-term rental rules, leaving permit holders unsure what compliance will look like next.
Gary, Indiana Puts Short-Term Rentals to a Council Vote
Gary's city council signed off on a single short-term rental listing this week, a reminder that operators there need a public vote, not just a permit, before they can open.
Columbia's Airbnb Crackdown Hasn't Stopped Unlicensed Rentals
A year after a deadly shooting at a short-term rental pushed South Carolina's capital to tighten its Airbnb ordinance, city officials say unregistered listings and enforcement gaps are still turning up.
Sussex County Beach Towns Carry Delaware's Rental Market
Rehoboth, Bethany and Dewey Beach account for most of Delaware's short-term rental income, leaving investors elsewhere in the state chasing a much smaller pool of demand.
Jefferson County Adds Airbnb, Vrbo Hosts to Hotel Tax Rolls
Jefferson County, New York, has launched a registry requiring short-term rental hosts to collect and remit the county's occupancy tax, a levy that until now applied only to hotels and motels.
Florida Island Hosts Renew Push on Permits and Noise
A barrier island community's annual short-term rental meeting put permit compliance and noise complaints back at the top of the agenda for local operators.