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Developing a short-term rental ordinance

By Azavar Local Revenue Team on Oct 18, 2021 11:21:46 AM

Advice for municipalities looking to regulate this thriving market


The short-term rental market is taking off across America. Big cities, small towns—treehouses, even. 


Local governments should consider whether rules and regulations should be put into place to manage this industry—and bring in additional funds for the community through registration fees or transient occupancy taxes.

In many communities, laws simply have not kept up with this changing market development. This guide gives community leaders some food for thought when starting the ordinance development process for short-term rental.

Interested in learning all about short-term rental platforms, regulation, administration of transient occupancy taxes, and tax compliance technology? Visit Localgov's short-term rental guide

Topics: hotel-motel tax short-term rental ordinances local revenue transient occupancy tax