by Paris Achen | Sep 30, 2025 | Industry News, News, Regulatory News
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is anticipated to draw some 6.5 million visitors in North America, and many host cities – Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Greater New York City (into New Jersey), Philadelphia, Seattle, and the San Francisco...
by Paris Achen | Sep 10, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
California’s legislature has passed Senate Bill 346, authorizing local governments to mandate that short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo share host and property data with local governments to enhance enforcement of lodging taxes and regulations. Known as...
by Paris Achen | Sep 2, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
A federal judge has halted enforcement of some contested provisions in Clark County’s short-term rental ordinance, including a requirement that booking platforms verify that each listed property holds a valid county license. In an order issued Aug. 28, 2025, U.S....
by Paris Achen | Aug 12, 2025 | Humans of Short-Term Rentals
When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in September 2024, April Burns couldn’t sit back and watch. She posted a call for help on social media and woke up to $4,000 in donations in her Venmo app. Within days, she had filled a donated box truck with supplies...
by Paris Achen | Jul 30, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that short-term rentals violate restrictive covenants in a residential subdivision in Flathead County. The ruling in Brandt v. R&R Mountain Escapes LLC, issued July 22, 2025, interpreted a set of covenants dating back to 1990...
by Paris Achen | Jul 25, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
UPDATE: The Texas Court of Appeals on Aug. 19, 2025, dismissed the City of Dallas’s motion for reconsideration of a February ruling that upheld a temporary injunction that stopped the city from enforcing its 2023 short-term rental ban and related restrictions. The...
by Paris Achen | Jul 15, 2025 | Back of House: Team Rent Responsibly, Humans of Short-Term Rentals
From left to right, CEO Dave Krauss, former Product Officer Garrett Dobbs, COO Alexa Nota, Chief Strategy Officer Ryan Rabideau, and John Hildebrand, Vice President of Arizonans for Responsible Tourism. Ryan Rabideau will be the first to tell you his “happy place is a...
by Paris Achen | Jul 7, 2025 | 2025 RR Summit, Event Recaps, Leadership, STR Advocacy 101
As short-term rental operators trek toward an increasingly complex future, balancing economic pressure, shifting guest expectations, and tightening regulations, the gear they bring along for the journey matters more than ever. At the RR Summit: Trailblazing to 2030 on...
by Paris Achen | Jun 24, 2025 | Hosting and Management, Property Care, Short-Term Rental Regulation, STR Advocacy 101
When Merilee Karr co-founded the Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA) in the UK in 2017, she kept hearing the same frustrating refrain from government leaders and traditional hospitality groups: short-term rentals had no standards. Never mind the growing ranks...
by Paris Achen | Jun 12, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
The Town of Nantucket will appeal a Massachusetts Land Court ruling prohibiting most short-term rentals in the island’s Residential Old Historic zoning district, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal battle that could shape the future of vacation rentals across...
