Blogs

As 2019 comes to a close, here’s a review of the year's highlights for the short-term rental industry....Continued

Some hosts and experts question whether Airbnb can effectively monitor all its listings to prevent unauthorized activity. ...Continued

A Hawaii court ruling determined that Hawaii’s Department of Taxation may subpoena Airbnb for data on its hosts to find out whether short-term rental operators are paying lodging taxes. ...Continued

The City Council of Henderson has voted to legalize short-term rentals, and the new law requires short-term rental operators to abide by several rules. ...Continued

The signatures have been submitted to the Jersey City government in a bid to overturn a strict new short-term rental law recently passed by the City Council. ...Continued

The new law applies to properties that are not hotels, motels, lodging houses, or bed-and-breakfasts in which at least one room is rented for 31 days or less in a year...Continued

The new ordinance requires short-term rental operators to hold a current TPT license and prohibits short-term rentals from hosting special events, such as large parties. ...Continued

The ruling and agreement in New York could set precedents for other cities that would like Airbnb to share listings data in order to enforce short-term rental rules. ...Continued

State lawmakers in Hawaii have passed legislation that would require short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb, HomeAway, and VRBO to collect taxes on bookings on behalf of their hosts....Continued

Avalara today announced a strategic partnership agreement between Avalara MyLodgeTax and the Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA)....Continued