by Paris Achen | Apr 28, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
A state lawmaker has proposed groundbreaking legislation that could make Alaska the first state to offer its Governor’s mansion as a short-term rental when not in official use. “This bill would look at the governor’s mansion as an asset that we try to fund and try to...
by Paris Achen | Apr 21, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
Houston, America’s fourth-largest city, has adopted its first short-term rental ordinance after months of deliberation, stakeholder feedback, and a slate of amendments. The new rules, which were unanimously passed by the Houston City Council on April 15, 2025, aim to...
by Paris Achen | Apr 8, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
In a far-reaching win for property rights, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently rejected an application for appeal from a homeowners association that had sought to restrict short-term rentals in a Poconos planned development in violation of its governing documents....
by Paris Achen | Mar 14, 2025 | News, Regulatory News, Short-Term Rental Regulation
After a prolonged legal battle, an El Dorado County Superior Court judge on March 13, 2025, struck down Measure T, a voter-approved initiative to ban most short-term rentals in residential zones of South Lake Tahoe. Voters approved Measure T by a margin of just 58...
by Paris Achen | Jan 31, 2025 | News, Regulatory News
New York State’s landmark short-term rental registry law allows counties to opt into a program to track and regulate vacation rentals and requires STR operators to remit sales tax on their bookings. Gov. Kathy Hochul approved S.885C/A.4130C on Dec. 21. Effective in...
by Paris Achen | Nov 8, 2024 | Industry News, Local Government, News, Politics & Elections, Regulatory News, Short-Term Rental Regulation, STR Advocacy 101
On Election Day, voters in multiple U.S. states cast ballots on measures affecting short-term rentals, passing a mix of new and increased lodging taxes and rejecting more draconian measures. From Alabama to California, communities wrestled with ways to balance tourism...
by Paris Achen | Sep 23, 2024 | News, Regulatory News
Short-term rental (STR) regulations and taxes are trending across the country, but as the November elections approach, California has emerged as a hotbed of ballot activity. From a citizen initiative in the coastal city of Dana Point that would restrict STR activity...
by Paris Achen | Sep 7, 2023 | News, Regulatory News, Responsible Renting, Rules and Regulations
Does the vacation rental industry need accreditation? This is a question more vacation rental professionals are posing as they cope with a constant influx of new hosts on the market. Approximately 900,000 new listings worldwide joined the Airbnb platform in 2022, out...
by Alexa Nota | Apr 28, 2022 | Leadership, Local Government, News, Regulatory News, Short-Term Rental Regulation, STR Advocacy 101
Originally posted on VRM Intel In 1994, the Conley family stepped onto their Emerald Isle vacation rental deck for a family photo. The deteriorated deck nails gave way under the weight of 20 people, and the deck collapsed, injuring several of them. Jim Batten, then...
by Alexa Nota | Apr 21, 2022 | News, Regulatory News
On Wednesday, April 13, Honolulu City Council voted 8-1 to pass Bill 41, an effective short-term rental ban across the island of Oahu. Most significantly, the bill changes the definition of a short-term rental to 90 days and prohibits both whole-home rentals (called...
