Recent STR Rule Changes
Short-term rental regulation moves fast: cities pass new ordinances, raise fees, and start enforcement campaigns with little notice. This is our dated log of every change we've verified, newest first. Get alerts for your cities →
- October 1, 2026material
New York, NY — First four-year registration renewals open (expected)
OSE states that renewal applications are expected to begin in October 2026; the renewal fee equals the $145 application fee, and OSE may refuse renewals for hosts who committed acts that are grounds for revocation.
Official source → - July 23, 2026material
Scottsdale, AZ — Ordinance 4719 bans use of STRs as 'event centers'
Council unanimously approved an ordinance defining 'event center' to strengthen enforcement against STRs used for weddings, corporate events, ticketed and promoter-driven parties; ordinary residential gatherings are exempt. Violations can lead to citations for attendees and loss of the owner's rental license. Adopted late June 2026; takes effect July 23, 2026.
Official source → - July 1, 2026material
Austin, TX — STR platform obligations take effect
Platforms (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.) must provide a license display field, require valid license numbers in Austin listings, stop facilitating bookings of unlicensed properties, remove unlicensed listings within 10 days of city notice, and provide operators quarterly documentation of HOT collected. Per the city's April 2026 memo, delist notices will be paused for six months after the May 18, 2026 licensing-system launch and then phased in, beginning with nuisance-complaint properties.
Official source → - May 18, 2026info
Austin, TX — New online STR licensing system launched
The city's new Deckard Technologies-built licensing system launched May 18, 2026, intended to speed application processing; staff will evaluate whether efficiencies support lowering STR fees in future budgets.
Official source → - May 12, 2026material
Los Angeles, CA — Vacation Rental Ordinance under active Council consideration (not adopted)
Reports from City Planning and the Office of Finance (Apr. 2 and Apr. 15, 2026, CF 25-0029-S1 / CF 18-1246) analyzed reviving a Vacation Rental Ordinance that would allow short-term rental of non-primary residences - potentially as a temporary program tied to upcoming major events (2026 World Cup / 2028 Olympics) to raise TOT revenue. The PLUM Committee held the item on May 12, 2026; no ordinance has been adopted, so the primary-residence-only rule remains in force.
Official source → - April 27, 2026material
Portland, OR — FY2026-27 fee schedule adopted: ASTR fees and fines rise July 10, 2026
PP&D's adopted Enforcement Fee and Penalty Schedule effective July 10, 2026 raises the Type A ASTR fee from $400 to $504 (delinquent renewal $147 to $186), the Type B inspection verification fee from $245 to $309, and ASTR citation fines to $1,829 (first), $5,475 (second) and $9,122 (third and subsequent offenses). Applications paid on or after July 10 pay the new fee.
Official source → - April 4, 2026material
Phoenix, AZ — Owner-occupancy attestation required for STRs on properties with new ADUs
Effective April 4, 2026, if an STR application is for a property with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) whose certificate of occupancy was issued on or after September 14, 2024, the property owner must submit a notarized attestation that they WILL reside on the same property, with proof of address (utility bill within 60 days or matching AZ ID).
Official source → - March 24, 2026material
Los Angeles, CA — PLUM Committee approved STR Technical Amendment Ordinance (Venice Suites response)
The City Planning Commission (Sept. 25, 2025, CPC-2025-319-CA) and then the Planning and Land Use Management Committee (Mar. 24, 2026, CF 14-1635-S13) approved a technical amendment to LAMC Sec. 12.03 declaring that short-term rental of dwelling units has never been a permitted use unless expressly authorized, rejecting the reasoning of People v. Venice Suites, LLC (2021). Pending final City Council adoption; it would close a loophole some operators used to claim grandfathered STR rights.
Official source → - March 5, 2026info
San Francisco, CA — Airbnb settles $120M business-tax refund lawsuit against San Francisco for $0
Airbnb sued the city on Feb 23, 2024 seeking roughly $120 million in allegedly overpaid gross receipts and homelessness (Prop C) business taxes for 2019-2022, arguing it was misclassified. The March 2026 settlement gives Airbnb no refund and leaves 2023-2024 taxes as paid. It does not change host-facing STR rules or the 14% TOT, but confirms the city's tax posture toward platforms.
Official source → - March 4, 2026material
Portland, OR — City Ombudsman report criticizes ASTR enforcement, recommends warnings and lower fines
The Ombudsman found Portland's STR enforcement more punitive than any surveyed city (first-time maximum fines at least 27x higher, no warnings), documented that fines fell disproportionately on non-white, immigrant and LGBTQ+ operators, and recommended a one-time warning for first-time violators, a maximum first-time fine of about $7,255 applied retroactively to 2024, proactive rather than complaint-based enforcement, and a hard 95-day cap on rental days.
Official source → - February 23, 2026material
Los Angeles, CA — Home-Sharing registration fees increased roughly five-fold (Ordinance No. 188,796)
As part of a comprehensive City Planning fee update adopted Dec. 24, 2025 and effective Feb. 23, 2026, the Home-Sharing application/renewal fee rose from $89 to $441, Extended Home-Sharing administrative clearance and renewal rose from $850 to $883, and Extended Home-Sharing discretionary review rose from $5,660 to $12,798.
Official source → - January 19, 2026info
Seattle, WA — HB 2559 (local-option 4% STR tax) reintroduced in 2026 session - not enacted
HB 2559 would let cities and counties impose an excise tax of up to 4% on short-term rental lodging booked through platforms, starting April 2027, to fund affordable housing. Reintroduced Jan. 19, 2026; passed House Finance Jan. 29 and was referred to House Appropriations Feb. 3, 2026, with no further action recorded as of July 2026. It is NOT law - Seattle STR tax rates are unchanged - but Airbnb has funded a PAC opposing it and the proposal keeps returning each session.
Official source → - January 8, 2026material
Destin, FL — Condominium STRs folded into city registration program (2026 season)
The city's 2026 STR Registration Guide (updated 1/8/2026) states that any property 'whether single-family, duplex, townhome, or condominium' rented under 180 days must register, and adds a dedicated 'Condo STR Rental Registration' application with the same $500-$700 fee tiers (condos are exempt from uploading the site plan/parking affidavit documents). This reverses the long-standing exemption for condos that older city FAQ material still reflects.
Official source → - January 7, 2026material
Austin, TX — Automated enforcement tools went live
Deckard Technologies enforcement software began scraping online listings to identify unlicensed STRs. By April 1, 2026 the city had identified 2,785 unlicensed addresses, issued 65 notices of violation and 28 citations, and prompted 32 new license applications.
Official source → - January 1, 2026material
San Diego, CA — California SB 346 (Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act) takes effect
New state law authorizes cities/counties to require STR platforms (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.) to report each listing's physical address, display local license and TOT certificate numbers on listings, and submit to audits, with administrative fines up to $10,000/day. Not self-executing - San Diego must adopt an implementing ordinance to use these powers.
Official source → - January 1, 2026material
Chicago, IL — 2026 City budget raises shared housing fees
Effective January 1, 2026, the Shared Housing Unit registration fee rose from $150 to $250 per year, the Shared Housing Unit Operator License rose from $250 to $500 for two years, and a Commissioner's Adjustment application costs $360. The prior ($150/$250) fees are documented in the city's November 2025 COFA report.
Official source → - January 1, 2026material
Broken Bow, OK — Broken Bow 5% lodging tax becomes OTC-administered
The Oklahoma Tax Commission's 1Q 2026 rate-change list shows 'Broken Bow 0% to 5% Lodging New January 1, 2026' — the city's 5% lodging tax is now state-administered, meaning marketplace platforms (Airbnb/Vrbo) collect and remit it as a state-administered local lodging tax instead of operators remitting monthly to the city clerk/treasurer.
Official source → - January 1, 2026material
Sedona, AZ — Late fees for late permit renewals take effect
A one-time late fee is automatically added to any STR permit renewed late: $50 if 2-90 days late, $100 if more than 90 days late, capped at $100. Late renewals remain subject to citations and penalties for code violations.
Official source → - December 8, 2025material
Nashville, TN — BL2025-1007: new DADUs in single-family zones barred from owner-occupied STRP use
Metro Council's detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU) overhaul, passed on third reading Dec 4, 2025 and approved by the mayor Dec 8, 2025, provides that for newly constructed or converted DADUs on single-family, Residential Neighborhood, or Residential Limited lots, 'short term rental property-owner occupied, is not a permitted use in the accessory dwelling unit.'
Official source → - December 1, 2025material
Palm Springs, CA — New vacation rental fee schedule effective (Resolution No. 25344)
Adopted September 25, 2025 and effective December 1, 2025: Vacation Rental new/annual registration fee $1,046; Junior $523; Homeshare $261; Estate Home Land Use Permit $647; Administrative Appeals Board appeal fee $1,324; transfer fee $222.
Official source → - November 20, 2025info
New York, NY — City Council hearing on Local Law 18 reform bills (Int. 1107-2024 and related)
The Council's Committee on Housing and Buildings held hearings on bills that would loosen rules for 1-2 family homes (e.g., guest-access and guest-cap changes). As of mid-2026 the bills remain in committee and no amendment has passed; current LL18 rules are unchanged.
Official source → - November 17, 2025info
Atlanta, GA — City Council rejects District 7 (north Buckhead/Lindbergh) STR ban
By a 7-6 vote, Atlanta City Council rejected a proposal to prohibit short-term rentals across District 7 in northeast Atlanta. Existing rules remain unchanged in that area.
Official source → - November 12, 2025material
Palm Springs, CA — Ordinance 2118 cancels January 1, 2026 contract-cap reduction for existing permittees
City Council amended PSMC 5.25.070(b), removing the scheduled reduction that would have cut 'Existing Permittees' (applications filed on or before October 17, 2022) from 32 contracts plus 4 third-quarter contracts down to 26 contracts per year on January 1, 2026. New permittees remain capped at 26 contracts per calendar year.
Official source → - November 7, 2025info
Boston, MA — BU Initiative on Cities brief documents enforcement gaps in Boston's STR regime
A Boston University Initiative on Cities research brief found Boston's ordinance cut STR listings ~56% (about 3,000 listings removed) but that only ~41% of current listings displayed a license matching the city registry, that professional hosts still account for ~76% of supply, and that enforcement remains reactive and capacity-limited. No rule change, but a notable enforcement/compliance milestone.
Official source → - October 23, 2025info
Sedona, AZ — Incomplete permit applications and renewals now denied
Effective Oct 23, 2025, all STR permit applications or renewals submitted with missing or invalid information are denied via GovOS, with instructions for correction; renewals that expire after a denial notice are subject to late fees, citations and penalties.
Official source → - October 14, 2025material
Sedona, AZ — Council approves code amendments adding late-fee structure and expanded suspension authority
Sedona City Council unanimously approved amendments to SCC Ch. 5.25 establishing the one-time renewal late-fee structure, adding authority to suspend permits when land development or building code violations are found, and clarifying owner attestation language. Staff reported nearly a third of 2025 renewals were at least a week late.
Official source → - October 7, 2025material
New Orleans, LA — Fifth Circuit strikes LLC/business-entity ban and one-listing-per-ad rule (Hignell-Stark v. City of New Orleans, No. 24-30160)
The U.S. Fifth Circuit ruled New Orleans cannot bar LLCs and other business entities from holding STR owner or operator permits (Equal Protection) and cannot enforce the rule limiting each advertisement to one home, while upholding the operator on-site residency requirement, dual owner/operator permits, density caps, and disclosure rules. The city's April 2026 application checklist now accepts ownership by 'a natural person, trust or LLC.'
Official source → - October 3, 2025info
San Diego, CA — Court of Appeal affirms Measure C hotel-tax validity
California's Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the August 2024 trial-court ruling validating Measure C (2020 citizen initiative raising TOT), holding a simple majority sufficed. This ends the main legal challenge to the zone-based 11.75%-13.75% TOT rates already being collected since May 1, 2025.
Official source → - October 1, 2025material
Austin, TX — Ordinance No. 20250911-012 operator provisions take effect
Licenses became two-year and non-transferable; license numbers required in all ads/listings; up to two STRs per single-family site with 1,000-foot site-to-site spacing for additional units; multifamily cap cut from 25% to 10% of units (25% retained on mixed-use sites); single-family STR operators must be individuals; tenants may operate STRs with written landlord permission; stronger local-contact rules (respond within 2 hours, contact within 5-county Austin metro); proof of insurance and Certificate of Occupancy dropped from application requirements; neighbor notification now at every renewal.
Official source → - September 11, 2025material
Austin, TX — Council adopts Ordinance No. 20250911-012 overhauling STR rules
Adopted 10-0 (one abstention): site-based spacing, per-site caps, multifamily/mixed-use owner caps, stronger local contact requirements, mitigation authority for repeat violators, updated revocation/nuisance procedures, and platform display/delisting mandates (platform provisions delayed to July 1, 2026).
Official source → - September 8, 2025info
New Orleans, LA — Federal district court largely upholds platform-accountability ordinance
Judge Jay C. Zainey ruled largely in the city's favor in Airbnb's challenge, upholding the city's authority to limit STR density, regulate permits, and impose platform verification duties; Airbnb announced an appeal.
Official source → - September 5, 2025material
Miami, FL — City of Miami rolls out formalized Short-Term Rental/Lodging conversion process
During 2025 the city published a detailed 'How to Convert to a Short-Term Rental/Lodging' program (first archived Sept 5, 2025; workflow PDF dated Oct 2025), formalizing Apartment-Hotel/Condo-Hotel conversion scenarios, a mandatory STR/Lodging Evaluation Form (25% transient threshold triggering FBC R-1 reclassification), an HOA/COA-certified Operational Management Plan, and the CO -> DBPR license -> CU -> BTR sequence. Exact launch date not published; the page was live by September 2025 and current as of January 2026.
Official source → - September 2, 2025info
Los Angeles, CA — City Attorney settlements: $150,000 RSO conversion case and Nightfall Group party-house penalties
City Attorney Feldstein Soto announced a $150,000 pre-litigation settlement with MC Pico Properties/Monem Corp. for illegally renting 10 RSO units for 3,000+ nights (units returned to the long-term market), plus settlements of $215,000, $45,000, and $20,000 with three defendants in the August 2023 lawsuit against Ultimate Host, LLC (The Nightfall Group), which operated multiple non-primary-residence STR party houses.
Official source → - August 18, 2025material
Atlanta, GA — New STRs banned in Home Park neighborhood (Ord. 2025-29 / 25-O-1249)
Council voted 11-2 (reported as 12-2 by some outlets) to prohibit short-term rental operation in the SPI-8 Home Park District near Georgia Tech; now codified at Sec. 16-18H.004. News reports state existing licensed operators may continue.
Official source → - August 15, 2025material
San Diego, CA — Tier 4 (Mission Beach whole-home) application period closed; waitlist frozen
The Mission Beach Tier 4 license pool (capped at 30% of Mission Beach housing units, ~1,097 licenses) is fully allocated; the application/waitlist period closed August 15, 2025 with zero licenses available. Tier 3 licenses remain available (roughly 780-880 left under the 1% citywide cap as of mid-2026).
Official source → - July 1, 2025material
Phoenix, AZ — Phoenix city TPT rate on hotels/STRs increased from 2.3% to 2.8% (Ordinance G-7369)
On March 18, 2025 the Phoenix City Council passed Ordinance G-7369 raising the city privilege tax on multiple classifications, including Hotels (business code 044), from 2.3% to 2.8% effective July 1, 2025. Combined tax on Phoenix STR stays under 30 days rose to approximately 13.07% (7.27% state/county + 2.8% city hotel + 3.0% city transient lodging).
Official source → - July 1, 2025material
Chicago, IL — Illinois extends state hotel tax to short-term rental platforms (PA 104-0006)
Beginning July 1, 2025, hosting platforms for short-term rentals that meet the definition of 're-renter' are subject to the Illinois Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax (6% of 94% of gross receipts), meaning Airbnb/Vrbo must collect and remit the state tax on Chicago STR stays; out-of-state re-renters meeting $100,000/200-transaction thresholds must register with IDOR.
Official source → - July 1, 2025info
Scottsdale, AZ — City privilege tax rate on lodging reduced from 1.75% to 1.70%
Following the November 2024 Proposition 490 election, Scottsdale's transaction privilege (sales) tax rate — which applies to the Hotels classification (code 044) alongside the unchanged 5.0% transient tax — became 1.70% effective July 1, 2025.
Official source → - June 1, 2025material
New Orleans, LA — Platform permit verification goes live (June 2025)
As of June 2025, booking platforms (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.) must verify that a listing has a valid city-issued STR permit through the city's electronic verification system before bookings can occur, re-verify listings regularly, and report monthly to the city. Exact go-live day not published; industry and legal sources report 'June 2025.'
Official source → - May 27, 2025material
Portland, OR — Citation procedure updated; $27,513 first-time fine cap; FY25-26 fee increases
The City updated its ASTR citation procedure (escalation to a Hearings Officer for unresolved or recurring violations) and adopted 5-6% increases to ASTR initial, renewal and delinquent fees effective July 1, 2025. In May 2025 PPD also adopted a $27,513 cap on fines for first-time offenders, applied retroactively — dismissing roughly $365,000 in fines against seven operators (one operator had faced $115,823).
Official source → - May 1, 2025material
San Diego, CA — TOT increases to 11.75%-13.75% under Measure C
The city began collecting increased Transient Occupancy Tax on May 1, 2025, replacing the flat 10.5% rate with three zones (11.75%, 12.75%, 13.75%) based on proximity to the Convention Center. Applies to short-term rentals as well as hotels.
Official source → - May 1, 2025material
Chicago, IL — Advertising transparency and public database requirements take effect
Per the city's COFA report: 'As of May 2025, short-term rental unit operators are required to include occupancy limits, price, fees, and charges in advertisements, listings, rental agreements, and bookings for future rentals,' and BACP must maintain a publicly accessible database of registered units (Sec. 4-13-270). These stem from ordinance SO2024-0013637 amending Chapters 4-6, 4-13, and 4-14. Exact effective day in May 2025 not confirmed.
Official source → - April 30, 2025material
New York, NY — OSE launches pilot revocation program against violating registered hosts
In late April 2025 OSE began issuing Notices of Intent to Revoke to registered hosts found violating STR laws, with penalty demands and cases heard at OATH or NY Supreme Court; OSE also estimated ~20% of registered listings were offering illegal occupancy.
Official source → - April 1, 2025material
Austin, TX — Platforms must collect and remit Austin's 11% hotel occupancy tax
Under Ordinance No. 20250227-041, platforms collecting payment for STR occupancy must collect and remit the city's 11% HOT on operators' behalf beginning April 1, 2025. STR-related HOT revenue rose from $7M in FY2024 to $11.6M in FY2025.
Official source → - March 27, 2025material
New Orleans, LA — Ordinance 30311 MCS abolishes NSTR special-exception process
City Council adopted Ordinance No. 30311, M.C.S., removing CZO Section 21.8.C.18.r and permanently eliminating the special-exception path that had allowed up to two additional NSTR permits per city square beyond the one-per-square cap; the City Planning Commission discontinued processing remaining applications on October 9, 2025.
Official source → - March 25, 2025material
Sedona, AZ — Ordinance 2025-02 amends STR code: per-unit permits, special-event advertising ban, new-ADU restriction
Council codified the requirement of a separate permit for each rental unit, provided that renewed permits run one year from the prior permit's expiration, required sellers to take down STR ads at time of sale, extended the special-events ban to advertising, and barred ADUs issued a certificate of occupancy on/after Sept 14, 2024 from STR use unless the owner's primary residence is the main structure (earlier guest quarters grandfathered).
Official source → - March 18, 2025info
Los Angeles, CA — Council adopted recommendations to strengthen Home-Sharing Ordinance enforcement
Under CF 14-1635-S10 (Short-Term Rentals / Unpermitted / Non-Compliant Properties / Enforcement), the Council on Mar. 18, 2025 adopted recommendations directing amendments to the HSO, including a private right of action against hosts and platforms and mandatory electronic verification of listings by platforms before completing bookings. Draft amendments remained in committee as of June 2026 (City Attorney report May 7, 2026; Planning report June 1, 2026).
Official source → - March 1, 2025material
San Diego, CA — STRO license fee schedule updated
New fees effective March 1, 2025: Tier 1 $33 + $193; Tier 2 $33 + $284; Tier 3/4 $41 + $1,129. Renewal fees equal initial fees; all fees non-refundable.
Official source → - March 1, 2025material
New York, NY — NYS sales tax and $1.50/day NYC unit fee take effect for short-term rentals
Statewide STR tax provisions took effect: state and local sales tax (8.875% combined in NYC) applies to STR occupancy, plus a $1.50 per unit per day fee in NYC. Booking platforms had to register and begin collecting (Airbnb/Vrbo began March 25, 2025).
Official source → - March 1, 2025material
New Orleans, LA — Platform-accountability ordinance takes effect
Ordinance passed October 10, 2024 (Cal. No. 34,806) took effect March 1, 2025: STR platforms must hold a city platform permit with tiered annual fees reported at $5,000-$30,000, verify listings before publication, re-verify every 30 days, remove illegal listings within seven days of city notice, and collect and remit required taxes and fees on behalf of users.
Official source → - March 1, 2025info
Destin, FL — Okaloosa County bed tax reaches 6% countywide
The Tourist Development Tax rate for the county's Expansion District rose from 5% to 6% effective March 1, 2025, making the TDT 6% in both the original district (which includes Destin and has been 6% since Jan 1, 2023) and the Expansion District, per FL DOR DR-15TDT and county sources.
Official source → - February 27, 2025material
Austin, TX — Three ordinances: STRs allowed citywide, regulation moved to business code, platform tax collection
Ordinance No. 20250227-039 made STRs an accessory use to residential uses in all zoning districts (with a valid license); No. 20250227-040 moved most STR regulation from Title 25 (Land Development) to Title 4 (Business Regulation, Chapter 4-23); No. 20250227-041 required platforms to collect city HOT effective April 1, 2025.
Official source → - February 12, 2025info
Seattle, WA — 2025 session: local-option STR tax bill (SB 5576) passed WA Senate but died
In the 2025 session, SB 5576 - a local-government-option short-term rental lodging tax (companion effort originally proposed as a 6% statewide tax, amended to 4%) - passed the state Senate in February 2025 but failed to reach final passage before adjournment. No new STR tax took effect; the effort was revived in 2026 as HB 2559.
Official source → - February 1, 2025material
Nashville, TN — Davidson County local sales tax rose from 2.25% to 2.75% (combined 9.75%)
A voter-approved 0.5% transit surcharge on the local option sales tax took effect Feb 1, 2025, raising the combined state-plus-local sales tax on short-term rental stays in Nashville to 9.75%.
Official source → - January 10, 2025info
Sedona, AZ — Annual permit fee increased from $200 to $210
The annual STR permit fee rose by $10 to $210 per unit; the current official Property Owner Responsibilities page confirms the $210 fee. (Exact effective date reported by secondary sources.)
Official source → - January 1, 2025info
Portland, OR — Nightly STR fee code amended (Ordinance 191957)
City Code Chapter 6.09, which imposes the $4-per-night fee on short-term rental stays of 1-30 nights (itemizable to guests as the 'Portland Housing and Homelessness Fee', funding affordable housing and homelessness initiatives), was amended by Ordinance 191957 effective January 1, 2025.
Official source → - December 21, 2024material
New York, NY — Gov. Hochul signs statewide short-term rental law (S.885C/A.4130C)
First statewide STR law: requires booking platforms to collect sales and applicable occupancy taxes, imposes quarterly platform reporting, and authorizes counties to create STR registries. A February 2025 chapter amendment finalized implementation.
Official source → - December 10, 2024info
Atlanta, GA — Citywide STR overhaul (24-O-1687) introduced, then held in committee
Proposal by Councilmember Byron Amos would raise the application fee to $250, require $500,000 liability insurance, impose 1,000-foot spacing between licensed STRs, cap STRs at 10% of units in multi-family complexes, and require complex-level licenses. Held in committee (Dec 2024, and again in March and July 2025); not adopted as of July 2026.
Official source → - December 1, 2024material
Sedona, AZ — Each advertised unit must have its own permit
City states: 'As of December 2024, each advertised unit must have its own permit. Example: main house + casita = 2 units. Each unit must be permitted.' Previously one permit could cover a property.
Official source → - November 28, 2024info
Miami, FL — Reporting details City of Miami STR enforcement volume and fines
Coconut Grove Spotlight reported that in the 12 months ending Sept 30, 2024, Code Compliance cited 319 single-family-home owners for illegal STRs, with $5,000/day fines levied by the Code Enforcement Board, one-time $15,000 maximum fines for irreparable violations, and one property accumulating over $2 million in fines.
Official source → - November 18, 2024info
Camas, WA — Ordinance 24-016: city business license fee increased
Camas adopted Ordinance No. 24-016, 'AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.02.060 OF THE CAMAS MUNICIPAL CODE INCREASING THE CITY BUSINESS LICENSE FEE,' setting the application and annual renewal fee at $50. This is the license every STR operator needs; no STR-specific rules were adopted.
Official source → - November 12, 2024material
Nashville, TN — BL2024-478 tightened owner-occupied STRP permitting
Ordinance amending Chapter 6.28, passed on third reading Nov 7, 2024 and approved by the mayor Nov 12, 2024. It restricts owner-occupied permits to natural persons (explicitly excluding trusts and other entities), expands Metro's discretion to deny permits where the owner does not permanently reside at the property (including via required residency documentation), and authorizes revocation upon transfer of ownership.
Official source → - October 1, 2024info
Miami Beach, FL — Miami-Dade County requires electronic filing of tourist/convention taxes
As of the October 2024 return, all Miami-Dade tourist and convention development tax filings (including the 3% CDT owed by Miami Beach operators on direct bookings) must be submitted electronically through the county's TouristExpress portal; paper filings are no longer accepted.
Official source → - August 21, 2024material
Destin, FL — Council votes to bring condos and timeshares into the STR fee/registration program
After a July 2024 4-3 council vote (Mayor Bobby Wagner breaking the tie) to subject short-term condominium rentals and timeshares to the same registration fee rates as other STRs, the city advanced ordinance work through 2024-2025 - citing roughly $2.5M/year in new revenue for public-safety costs - including an August 2025 fee-schedule amendment setting a $500 tier for the smallest condos and an RFP for a third-party billing/compliance vendor.
Official source → - August 6, 2024info
Boston, MA — Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act signed (ADU/STR interaction)
Gov. Healey signed the Affordable Homes Act (Ch. 150 of the Acts of 2024), allowing accessory dwelling units by right statewide effective February 2025 while permitting municipalities to ban short-term rental use of ADUs. No change to Boston's STR ordinance itself; Boston's owner-occupancy rules continue to govern which units may be rented short-term.
Official source → - July 1, 2024material
San Francisco, CA — STR registry application fee raised to $925
The Planning Department fee schedule for FY2024-25 (updated July 1, 2024) lists the Short-Term Residential Rental Registry Application at $925, up from $550 set on Oct 1, 2022 (which had applied to both applications and renewals). The $925 fee is carried forward in the schedule effective Aug 29, 2025. The exact date the increase first took effect within FY2023-25 was not confirmed.
Official source → - July 1, 2024info
Portland, OR — Tourism Improvement District fee made permanent at 3%
Following a December 2023 City Council vote, the TID fee on lodging including short-term rentals rose from 2% to 3% and became permanent effective July 1, 2024, while the temporary 1% Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Surcharge was terminated — keeping the combined lodging take roughly level.
Official source → - June 27, 2024info
Kissimmee, FL — Governor vetoes SB 280 statewide vacation-rental bill
Gov. DeSantis vetoed SB 280, which would have created a statewide vacation-rental registry and further preempted local regulation. The veto leaves Kissimmee's local STRO/conditional-use framework and business-tax requirements fully in effect (subject to the pre-existing F.S. 509.032(7)(b) preemption on duration/frequency rules for post-2011 ordinances).
Official source → - June 27, 2024material
Miami, FL — Gov. DeSantis vetoes SB 280 statewide vacation-rental preemption bill
SB 280 would have centralized vacation-rental regulation at the state level (registry, occupancy limits, platform obligations) and preempted most local regulation. The veto preserved the status quo, leaving the City of Miami's grandfathered Miami 21 zoning restrictions and local enforcement fully in force.
Official source → - June 27, 2024info
Miami Beach, FL — Gov. DeSantis vetoes SB 280 statewide vacation-rental bill
SB 280 would have created a statewide vacation rental registry and further preempted local regulation. The veto preserved the status quo, leaving Miami Beach's pre-2011-rooted duration restrictions and local registration scheme fully in force.
Official source → - June 26, 2024info
Broken Bow, OK — Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes McCurtain County lodging-tax increase election
The court invalidated the November 2022 election that had raised the county lodging tax from 3% to 5% (effective April 1, 2023), citing a 137-year-old election statute. The county lodging tax stands at 3%; it generally does not apply inside Broken Bow city limits because the city levies its own lodging tax.
Official source → - June 6, 2024material
Scottsdale, AZ — Nuisance party and STR ordinance amendments (Ordinance 4655)
Unanimously approved May 6, 2024 and effective June 6, 2024: party promoters can be held responsible for nuisance parties, police may remove non-residents once a nuisance party is declared, and minors are barred from renting STRs. The city's licensing guide now cites Ordinance 4655 as the licensing authority.
Official source → - February 20, 2024critical
Broken Bow, OK — Ordinance No. 428 restricts STRs to C-5 commercial zoning
The city adopted Sec. 56-140 defining short-term/nightly rentals (under 30 consecutive nights) and permitting them only in the C-5 Highway Commercial and Commercial Recreation District, prohibiting new STRs in residential zones; long-established hotels/motels are grandfathered.
Official source → - February 1, 2024info
Palm Springs, CA — Online application and TOT remittance via GovOS launched
Effective February 2024, new Vacation Rental Registration Certificate applications are accepted through GovOS, which also handles monthly TOT remittance and pre-stay Contract Summary submissions.
Official source → - January 17, 2024material
Vancouver, WA — STR ordinance takes effect; city begins accepting permit applications
Vancouver's STR ordinance became effective Jan. 17, 2024 (30 days after adoption) and the city began accepting Short-Term Rental permit applications online and in person. Existing operators (about 425 identified STRs were mailed notices) were given a grace period, extended to Feb. 15, 2024, to obtain a business license and STR permit.
Official source → - January 1, 2024material
Gatlinburg, TN — Sevier County Short-Term Rental Unit Permit Program begins (outside city limits)
Sevier County launched an annual STR permit and inspection program effective January 1, 2024 ($250/year for units sleeping up to 12; $25 per additional occupant). It applies only to units OUTSIDE the city limits — properties with Gatlinburg mailing addresses that sit outside the city boundary now need the county permit instead of the city's Tourist Residency Permit.
Official source → - December 18, 2023material
Vancouver, WA — City Council unanimously adopts first STR ordinance (VMC Ch. 20.835) as 24-month pilot
Council adopted regulations authorizing STRs as a limited use in most zoning districts, requiring a $250 STR permit and city business license, $1M liability insurance per RCW 64.37.050, neighbor notification, an MFTE-building exclusion, and a citywide cap of 870 active permits (about 1% of housing stock). The program was framed as a 24-month pilot with quarterly staff reports to Council on housing-market impacts.
Official source → - November 6, 2023material
Phoenix, AZ — STR permit requirement replaced registration (Ordinance G-7156)
Following 2022 state enabling law SB 1168, Phoenix City Council approved a September 2023 text amendment converting the 2020 STR registration program into a mandatory permit program effective November 6, 2023: $250 non-refundable initial/renewal fee, notarized attestations (including criminal background), $500,000 liability insurance, certified-mail notice to neighbors and HOAs within 600 feet, safety-equipment documentation, and enhanced civil penalties ($500/$1,000/$3,500 minimums) with 12-month permit suspension for repeat violations.
Official source → - September 5, 2023critical
New York, NY — Local Law 18 registration enforcement begins
Platforms (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com) became prohibited from processing transactions for unregistered short-term rentals, removing thousands of illegal listings; widely described as a de facto ban on entire-home short stays.
Official source → - August 8, 2023material
New York, NY — Court dismisses Airbnb and hosts' challenge to Local Law 18
NY County Supreme Court (Justice Arlene Bluth) dismissed Airbnb's and three hosts' Article 78 petitions, finding the registration rules 'entirely rational' and clearing the way for enforcement to start September 5, 2023.
Official source → - August 3, 2023material
Austin, TX — Federal court strikes down Austin's owner-occupancy-based STR restrictions
Senior U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra (Anding v. City of Austin) ruled Austin's prohibition on non-owner-occupied (Type 2) STRs in residential areas unconstitutional under the dormant Commerce Clause and unconstitutionally retroactive under Texas law, requiring Type 2 licenses to be available wherever Type 1 licenses are. This ruling drove the 2025 citywide-legalization rewrite.
Official source → - July 1, 2023material
New Orleans, LA — Current NSTR/CSTR framework takes effect (Ordinances 029381/029382 MCS)
New rules effective July 1, 2023 created the Non-Commercial (NSTR) and Commercial (CSTR) permit regime: one NSTR or B&B per city square awarded by lottery, one STR permit per owner, a resident operator required on site during guest stays, mandatory training, and noise monitoring devices for CSTRs.
Official source → - July 1, 2023material
Nashville, TN — Hotel Occupancy Privilege Tax increased from 6% to 7%
Metro's local occupancy tax on hotels and short-term rentals rose by 1 percentage point to 7% (the $2.50 per-night fee unchanged) effective July 1, 2023, to help finance the new enclosed NFL stadium. Proof of occupancy tax payment is required at STRP permit renewal.
Official source → - June 8, 2023material
New Orleans, LA — Moratorium on new Commercial STR (CSTR) applications
Pursuant to CZO 19.4.A.20, the city stopped accepting new Commercial Short Term Rental applications as of June 8, 2023; the moratorium remains in effect (existing CSTRs may renew).
Official source → - June 6, 2023material
Miami Beach, FL — Miami Beach Resiliency Code takes effect
The city's new land development regulations (Resiliency Code) replaced the 1989 LDRs. Short-term rental restrictions formerly in Secs. 142-905(b)(5) and 142-1111 were recodified into Resiliency Code sections 7.5.4.11(a) (single-family) and 7.5.4.13 (apartments/townhomes) with substantially the same prohibitions; the city now cites these sections in enforcement.
Official source → - May 1, 2023critical
San Diego, CA — STRO licensing requirement takes effect / enforcement begins
Operating a short-term rental (under one month) anywhere in the City of San Diego without an STRO license became unlawful on May 1, 2023, implementing the ordinance adopted in April 2021 (O-21305) and amended June 2022 (O-21464) after Coastal Commission certification.
Official source → - April 17, 2023material
Gatlinburg, TN — Sevier County reclassifies non-owner-occupied STRs as commercial property for property tax
Following Tennessee Comptroller guidance and a 2023 Court of Appeals decision, the Sevier County Commission voted to assess short-term rental properties that are not the owner's principal residence at the 40% commercial rate instead of the 25% residential rate, reflected on tax bills starting October 2023. This raised property tax bills for roughly 10,000+ Gatlinburg-area cabins but did not change city permitting rules.
Official source → - March 5, 2023material
Atlanta, GA — Enforcement of STR licensing ordinance became effective
After ordinance 22-O-1241 temporarily suspended administrative penalties in 2022, the city set enforcement of the STR ordinance (20-O-1656) as effective March 5, 2023 — though council members and news investigations subsequently reported little actual enforcement.
Official source → - February 15, 2023critical
Sedona, AZ — STR permit requirement took effect citywide
Following adoption of Ordinance 2022-11 (Nov 22, 2022) under authority of Arizona SB 1168, Sedona's annual STR permit program launched Jan 20, 2023, and all operating short-term rentals were required to hold a permit no later than Feb 15, 2023, replacing the prior emergency-contact registration.
Official source → - January 8, 2023critical
Scottsdale, AZ — Annual STR licensing requirement takes effect (Ordinance 4566)
Adopted October 25, 2022 under authority of state SB 1168; effective January 8, 2023 every STR must hold an annual $250-per-property city license, carry $500,000 liability insurance, notify neighbors, display the license number in ads, run sex-offender checks on booking guests, and meet health/safety rules, with $1,000 minimum fines for unlicensed operation and a license suspension regime.
Official source → - January 1, 2023material
Destin, FL — Okaloosa TDT in Destin's district rises to 6%
The Tourist Development Tax for the original Okaloosa County district, which covers Destin, increased to 6% effective January 1, 2023 (the Expansion District was set at 5% on the same date).
Official source → - November 28, 2022material
Palm Springs, CA — Ordinance 2075 restates vacation rental ordinance; adds 20% neighborhood caps
Council amended and restated Chapter 5.25: vacation rentals confirmed as ancillary/secondary residential uses, limited to single-family dwellings and prohibited in apartments; certificate cap of 20% of residential units per Organized Neighborhood (new applications returned in capped neighborhoods, with waitlist); 26-contract annual cap for new permittees. Provisions took effect in stages beginning late 2022/2023.
Official source →