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Manistee City Council advances short-term rental ordinance
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The Manistee City Council has moved forward with a new ordinance to regulate short-term rentals. The ordinance passed its first vote 6-1 and will be reviewed again on 15th July for final approval. Key points of the ordinance include: A $100 annual registration fee per short-term rental. A $150 inspection fee every three years […]
South Lake Tahoe adopts amended VHR ordinance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The city of South Lake Tahoe has adopted an amended ordinance to its vacation home rental [VHR] regulations, with changes set to take effect from 17 July. Key updates include the introduction of a 150-foot buffer zone between single-family VHR properties located outside designated tourist core areas. Ahead of the changes, an initial application […]
Airbnb files lawsuit over “oppressive” restrictions in New York City
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb has filed a lawsuit in New York City over “extreme and oppressive” restrictions and a “de facto ban” against short-term rentals that are set to come into effect next month.
Airbnb calls on Los Angeles for ordinance enforcement delay
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Following Los Angeles City Council’s vote in December to impose stricter rules on rental platforms, Airbnb is now pushing the city to delay enforcing more restrictions on them. December’s unanimous vote on a new ordinance to limit city residents to hosting rentals in their primary residence [as opposed to a second home or investment […]
Short-term rental ordinance comes into effect in the city of Boston
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: People renting out their homes on platforms such as Airbnb or HomeAway in the city of Boston will now have to register with city authorities. This coincides with news that a new ordinance to regulate short-term housing rentals in Boston went into effect on 1 January. In addition to the registration requirement, the […]
Draft ordinance would restrict short-term rentals to commercial areas in Florida parish
Reading Time: 2 minutesFlorida: Short-term rentals are set to prohibited in residential-zoned areas of unincorporated St Tammany Parish under a proposed ordinance to be put before the parish council. The ordinance says each short-term rental would be on the hook for a $1,000 annual licence fee from the parish and the money collected would help to finance the […]
San Diego city council votes to rescind short-term rental ordinance
Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Diego: San Diego city council has voted 8-1 in favour of rescinding regulations on short-term rentals in its latest council meeting. The council voted 6-2 in favour of rules to regulate short-term vacation rentals in San Diego in August, which would have come into effect in July 2019. The regulations limited the rentals to […]
Portland housing committee asks for six-month moratorium on short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortland: Portland’s housing committee is asking the city council to order a six-month moratorium on new short-term rentals in non-owner-occupied homes. The moratorium was proposed during a meeting and public hearing on Thursday regarding a raft of proposed amendments to tighten Portland’s short-term rental rules. Committee members were poised to debate and vote on the […]
Las Vegas City Planning Commission votes to ban short-term rentals like Airbnb
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLas Vegas: The Las Vegas City Planning Commission has voted in favour of banning short-term rentals such as Airbnb. The final result came in at four votes to three in favour of ban despite testimony from more than a hundred people who said the service was having a positive effect on the economy. One resident […]
Proposed ordinance would limit New Orleans’ homeowners’ short-term rental licences
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: Short-term rental licences for New Orleans residents who rent out extra rooms in homes where they live full time may be limited under a new ordinance proposed by Residents for Ethical and Sustainable Tourism (REST). Under the new ordinance, residents would be required to have valid homestead exemptions and comply with safety regulations […]