by Paris Achen | Jun 9, 2025 | Accessibility, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Marketing, Responsible Renting
When LGBTQ+ travel advocate Rachel Covello bought a vacation rental in Mount Dora, Florida, she wasn’t just investing in real estate. She was deepening her mission to promote welcoming spaces for marginalized travelers. A longtime storyteller and community builder,...
by Paris Achen | Apr 21, 2025 | Responsible Renting, Sustainability
No matter where you live, water scarcity is inching closer to home. Over 2.2 billion people still don’t have safe drinking water here on Earth, according to the World Health Organization. In Barcelona, severe droughts in 2023 drove up water bills and forced some STR...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Dec 16, 2024 | Hosting and Management, Humans of Short-Term Rentals, Professional Development, Research and Case Studies, Responsible Renting, STR Advocacy 101
This year, the STR industry faced increasing headwinds that show no sign of slowing. As our top articles this year show, it’s these trying times that light up the entrepreneurial nature of hosts and property managers. We as an STR community have been asking, “How can...
by Paris Achen | Sep 13, 2024 | Local Government, Responsible Renting, Rules and Regulations, STR Advocacy 101
In recent years, conversations about short-term rental regulations have become inextricably intertwined with affordable and workforce housing issues. Four in five elected officials/government staff (82.7%) indicated that affordable housing was an issue in their...
by Paris Achen | Aug 29, 2024 | Hosting and Management, Nuisance Prevention, Responsible Renting
The reality of short-term rental hosts’ lives and the hard work they routinely invest in their properties, guests, neighbors, and communities are often lost in sound bites or behind well-known listing platforms. The 2024 State of the Short-Term Rental Industry Report...
by Paris Achen | Aug 26, 2024 | Responsible Renting
Short-term rental (STR) owners are often portrayed as greedy investors snapping up several properties, absentee hosts who allow raucous parties, or villains who otherwise have no regard for local communities. These misconceptions couldn’t be farther from the truth;...
by Paris Achen | Oct 27, 2023 | Guest Communications, Hosting and Management, Responsible Renting, Rules and Regulations, Safety
Guests who refuse to leave vacation rentals at the end of their rental term by claiming tenant rights have grabbed headlines across the country. “We have seen an increasing number of opportunists and scammers that take advantage of the sparsity of vacation...
by Paris Achen | Oct 26, 2023 | Nuisance Prevention, Responsible Renting, Rules and Regulations
When you think of squatting, you might think of someone unlawfully occupying a vacant or abandoned property. While empty vacation rentals are at risk for squatters, another kind of squatting has grabbed headlines in recent years: guests who refuse to leave a...
by Paris Achen | Sep 26, 2023 | Accessibility, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Responsible Renting, Sustainability
Responsible design is critical for any vacation rental business that wants to keep up in a competitive market and level up guest experiences. Forrester Research, a global market research firm, has defined responsible design as creating an experience with the intent of...
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...
