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US cities collect $935m in short-term rental taxes, fees and fines, report finds
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Local governments across the United States have collected more than $935 million in taxes, registration fees and enforcement fines from short-term rentals since 2019, according to a new analysis by government transparency organisation OpenTheBooks.
Airbnb expands Open Homes programme into Nevada to aid fire relief efforts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNevada: Airbnb has expanded its Open Homes programme into Nevada County to support victims and relief workers affected by the wildfires in California. The fires have been spreading through the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Los Angeles shoreline, claiming at least 80 lives and burning nearly 250,000 acres across the state. The largest of these […]
Telephone hotline and online reporting platform created in Douglas County, Nevada
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnited States: Douglas County in Nevada has launched a 24/7 telephone hotline and online reporting platform for neighbours to report issues with their vacation rentals. The new initiative is taking place in cooperation with Host Compliance LLC and will provide people with the opportunity to report violations and resolve disputes relating to vacation rentals in […]