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Arizonia Warns Michigan About Short-term Rentals

...my fellow lawmakers and I are working to fix the damage.

Detroit News: John Kavanage

Enforcement Won't Tame STRs

...it's the low-level turmoil that will break neighborly bonds.

The Petoskey News: Roger Soldano: Charlevoix

Northern Michigan Communities Wary of Short-Term Rental Bill

...the bill is supported by Michigan Realtors..and backed by Republicians in the legislature.

The Petoskey News: William T. Perkins

Michigan Could Open the Floodgates on Short-Term Rentals, Overruling Local Governments

...70% of Michigan voters oppose legislation that strips power from local governments to control STRs.

Michigan Advance: Marla R. Miller

Proposed Short-Term Rental Law Fuels Housing Crisis

...their 3 a.m. vote completly overturns the careful work communties like Grand Haven have done...

Grand Rapids Business Journal: Rosalynn Bliss

South Haven City Officials Keep an Eye on STR legislation.

...essentially, 1 in every 3 homes could become a STR.

South Haven Tribune: Becky Kark

Lakeshore Townships Oppose STR Bill

The Park Township Board of Trustees voted 6-0 against the bill...

The Holland Sentinal: Carolyn Muyskens

Michigan House Votes to Bar Airbnb Bans

...the Michigan Munciple League, bashed the revised legislation, arguing it would benefit "commercial investors, out-of-town business interests, and real-estate brokers..."

Bridge Michigan 

Local Leaders Unhapy with Controversial House Bill 4722

...Houghton City Manager Eric Waara said the legislation threatens the make-up of towns and communities.

ABC 10 News: Thomas Fournier

Untold Story of STRs

...Why are some legislators supporting bills to take a bite out of local control of short-term rentals?

The Petoskey News: Roger Soldano: Charlevoix

STRs De-Funding our Schools

For every family home displaced by an STR, $8700 per chil, per year, is taken from our local schools..   

Charlevoix Courier: Roger Soldano: Charlevoix

Washington Legislature considering tax on short-term rentals

Leavenworth, Manson and Chelan are hot spots for short-term rentals but are capped at representing 6%...   

The Columbian, WA Courier: By Oscar Rodriguez

Village of Hinsdale may restrict short-term rentals of residential properties

The Village of Hinsdale Board of Trustees on Jan. 23 reviewed plans for an ordinance restricting short term rentals of residential homes...   

Chicago Tribune : By George Wiebe

Utah lawmaker proposes bill to establish new short-term rental guidelines

A Democratic state lawmaker from Cottonwood Heights has proposed a bill that would drastically change Utah’s short-term rental industry...   

KPCW : By Parker Nalatesta

Battle over short-term rentals heats-up at Colorado's capitol

State lawmakers are drafting dueling bills that will impact tens of thousands of Coloradans with short-term rentals...   

CBS News: By Shaun Boyd

French Lawmakers Debate Short-Term Rentals Clamp Down

If passed,local authorities would have more power to regulate rentals...   

Skift: By Srividya Kalyanaraman

Five Points residents ask for stronger regulation of short-term rentals at town hall

Five Points residents expressed their dissatisfaction with Airbnb “party houses” and other issues in their neighborhood...   

Skift: By Srividya Kalyanaraman

Finding new ways to make housing more affordable

Right now, 52% of all short-term rentals in Hawaii are owned by non-state residents, and 27% of short-term rental owners own 20 or more units...   

Star Advertiser By Gov. Josh Green

LETTER:Short term rentals

But when houses are bought as second or third properties to pad income, those without that financial privilege are priced out of the housing market...   

Peninsula Daily News By LTR to the Editor

Township hires private eye to expose illegal short-term rentals

Bylaw head says a private investigator 'can rent a property, obtain receipts, document communications, take interior photos and even photocopy' the property's manual..   

Bradford Local By Derek Howard

Property owners to pay $500,000 for operating illegal short-term rentals in Napa County

The owners were operating two short-term rentals outside Yountville.

The Press Democrat By: Ed Booth

Increase in short-term rentals puts the squeeze on local budgets

The fear is that with a STR-heavy housing stock the rental price of the remaining units will rise.

HV1: Rokosz Most

Government Bodies Discouraging Short-Term Rentals; What Will Be the Impact?

Rent prices for accommodations across the United States are rising at an alarming rate and one of the main reasons behind this is the high demand for short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO.

Market Realist: By Kritika Bhatia

Jacksonville City Council Considering Short-Term Rental Cap

Elliott says there is some concern there could be too many single-family properties wanting to become short-term rentals, affecting the number of houses for sale

WLDS: By Benjamin Cox

Federal judge rules on lawsuit that could decide future of NC short-term rentals

Filed by property owners as well as property management companies, the lawsuit alleges Iredell County’s zoning restrictions on STRs are illegal.

WSOC-TV: Michael Praata

Running Rampant: How Short-Term Rentals Impact Communities With Loose Restrictions

These units pock the landscape of large, coastal cities and persist despite drawing down regulatory hammers.

Planetizen: By LM_Ortiz

New Orleans Judge Upholds Strict Short-Term Rental Laws, Impacting Industry Dynamics

In a landmark decision on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle ruled in favor of New Orleans' strict short-term rental laws...

BNN: By Salman Akhtar

Short-term rentals in Arkansas disrupt local housing markets

The travel revolution brought on by Airbnb and Vrbo has altered sports and tourist seasons in places like Hot Springs and Fayetteville...

THV11: By Rolly Hoyt

New short-term rental rules to take effect from May 1, 2024

The effect of short-term rental apps like Airbnb, VRBO and others has been the loss of thousands of long-term rental homes amid a housing crisis, driving up the cost of housing ...

Link: By Team Link

Short-term rental owners in Michigan could see new requirements, fees under proposed legislation

Under the bills, people who rent their home for more than 14 days a year would be required to pay an additional six percent tax, register their rental with the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), and pay additional fees if the rentals are listed on sites like VRBO or Air BnB...

WILX 10: By Zachariah Wheaton

Bill allowing counties more authority over short-term rentals on Green's desk

UA conference committee agreed to pass Senate Bill 2919, which would allow counties to create zoning laws regulating short-term rentals...

Chalkboard News: By Kim Jarrett

SHORT TERM RENTAL law gets airing

The council voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance that would once again allow more homeowners to rent out their home – as long as they’re actually living there themselves.

Red Bank News: By Brian Donohue

Long Beach man started petition to ban unhosted short-term rentals in his neighborhood. It worked

First came the all-night parties and music blaring from a neighbor’s house in Long Beach that kept Andy Oliver up at night.

Los Angeles Times: By Brian Donohue

Murphy Lake residents sue to block ordinance that allows short-term rentals

A group of Millington Township neighbors are working to block an ordinance allowing short-term rentals on Murphy Lake.

ABC News: By: David Sackrider

Tybee Island city council to vote on short-term rental ordinance

The fate of short-term rentals on Tybee Island will be decided at a council meeting Thursday and the mayor of the city tells WTOC, it’s likely they’ll be banned..

WTOC Georgia: By: Shea Schrader

Short-term rental debate continues in Greenport

“My fear, and I know for a lot of others in the village, is that we will turn into just a bunch of weekend rentals, and there will be a time where … we only operate for three months at a time"..

The Suffolk Times By: Chris Francescani

Cities Are Cracking Down on Short-Term Rentals:

Booking platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo are increasingly faulted for limiting housing options for local residents and driving up rents...

Bloomberg By: Curtis Heinzl & Evan Gorelick

Judge: Park Township's ban on short-term rentals will stand

A lawsuit filed by a neighborhood group against Park Township, seeking to keep the municipality from enforcing a short-term rental ban in residential zones, has been dismissed...

Holland Sentinel: Cassandra Lybrink & Cassidy Kavathas

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Burlington’s short-term rental regulations

A Vermont Superior Court judge last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen rental property owners challenging Burlington’s regulations governing short-term rentals...

vtdigger15: by Corey McDonald

Kamas planners recommend preliminary short-term rental ban

All five commissioners voted for a ban with the understanding they may revise after a Summit County subcommittee proposes similar regulations for unincorporated areas...

kpcw: By Connor Thomas

Buffalo proposes changes to some short-term rental rules

Some call them neighborhood investments. Others say they're neighborhood nuisances. Either way, the Buffalo Common Council is prepared to act...

wgrz: By Rob Hackford