D.C.’s Short-Term Rental Regulation Amendment Act of 2026. Renters Can Now Host. What It Actually Means.
Mayor Bowser introduced Bill B26-0647 to allow D.C. renters to list their primary residence as a short-term rental on Airbnb…
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New York Checked on Its Airbnb Hosts. 27% Are Already Breaking the Rules.
NYC Office of Special Enforcement found that 27% of approved short-term rental hosts are violating Local Law 18 by renting…
Hoboken Is Introducing the First STR Ordinance in Its History. The World Cup Is Why. Here Is What It Would Do.
Hoboken has roughly 300 Airbnb listings for World Cup weekends and zero rules governing them. Councilman Joe Quintero proposed ordinance…
Kansas City Invented a New Kind of STR Permit for the World Cup. Here Is How Ordinance 250965 Works.
Kansas City Ordinance 250965 created a $50 Major Event STR Permit valid May 3 through July 31, 2026, for the…
The Cities Near FIFA Host Markets Are Tightening STR Rules. Here Is What Spillover Regulation Looks Like.
The regulatory response to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is no longer limited to the 11 official host cities. Adjacent…
Maryland Just Set the National Standard for STR Safety. Here Is What the Law Actually Requires.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed HB 1221, the Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act, on April 14, 2026.…
Dallas Is Asking the Texas Supreme Court to Enforce Its STR Ban Before the World Cup. Here Is What Is at Stake.
Dallas petitioned the Texas Supreme Court six months ago to lift a trial court injunction blocking its STR ban. World…
Idaho Preempted Cities From Regulating STRs. Here Is How Cities Are Fighting Back Anyway.
Idaho HB 583 takes effect July 1, 2026. How Boise, McCall, Sandpoint, Ketchum, and Coeur dAlene are responding to the…
Beyond the Night Cap: How Cities Are Using Permit Caps and Ownership Limits to Control the STR Market
A growing number of U.S. cities are capping how many STR permits they issue and how many properties a single…
California’s SB 346 Has Been Live for 3.5 Months. Which Cities Are Actually Using It to Demand Airbnb Host Data.
SB 346 gave California cities the power to demand STR host data from Airbnb and VRBO. Three and a half…
