by Rent Responsibly Team | Dec 10, 2025 | Hosting and Management, Professional Development, Responsible Renting, STR Advocacy 101
This year, hosts started preparing for global guests, adjusted to shifting regulations, and adapted to the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence. Through it all, many of the top articles of 2025 were there to help hosts stay grounded in times of change and...
by Paris Achen | Nov 3, 2025 | Responsible Renting, Rules and Regulations, STR Advocacy 101
The debate over whether short-term rentals are residential or commercial has played out in courtrooms, legislatures, tax assessors’ offices, and local planning departments. The answer carries real consequences. If short-term rentals are treated as residential, owners...
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 10, 2025 | 2025 RR Summit, Advocate Engagement, Event Recaps, Leadership, STR Advocacy 101
During Rent Responsibly’s Spring RR Summit, the Regulations and Advocacy Panel brought together some of the most experienced voices in short-term rental advocacy to unpack the policies shaping the industry. From housing affordability narratives to tax...
by Rent Responsibly Team | May 28, 2025 | Advocate Engagement, Community Engagement, Industry News, News, STR Advocacy 101
In a landmark step toward strengthening the short-term rental industry nationwide, a new nonprofit has launched with the goal of funding and fortifying statewide advocacy from coast to coast. The Right to Rent Collaborative (R2RC), a 501(c)(6)-pending nonprofit,...
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 | Mar 11, 2025 | Local Government, Short-Term Rental Regulation, STR Advocacy 101
State legislatures around the nation are back in session. Since 2021, state short-term rental bills have increased steadily each year, and this year is no exception. As of March 10, 220 state bills containing STR and vacation rental terms have been filed. Below is a...
by Paris Achen | Jan 31, 2025 | 2024 RR Summit, Advocate Engagement, Event Recaps, Guest Communications, Hosting and Management, STR Advocacy 101
The short-term rental industry is thriving, but staying ahead requires operators to adapt to rapidly advancing guest expectations, regulations, and technology. During a fireside chat at the RR Summit Rise and Thrive, Tim Rosolio, Vice President of Vacation Rental...
by Paris Achen | Jan 14, 2025 | 2024 RR Summit, Local Government, Short-Term Rental Regulation, STR Advocacy 101
Short-term rental regulations evolve each year. “It seems like the cool thing to do right now is to create regulations on the vacation rental industry,” said Julie Koster, Executive Director of the Colorado Lodging and Resort Alliance (CLARA) and the Summit...
