SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane City Council is examining how new apartment buildings are using a key housing incentive. During the meeting scheduled for Monday, council members will conduct a first ...

A controversial law meant to govern properties such as Airbnbs and Vrbos will start being enforced citywide Aug. 1 according to city leaders, more than three years after the regulations were initially ...

Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) is conducting a Short-Term Rental Awareness Campaign, enlisting ...

The Maui County Council spent seven hours of a public hearing behind closed doors Wednesday discussing the legalities—and likely legal defense—of a proposal to convert 6, 100 short-term vacation ...

Hawaii is already an expensive visitor destination. Rising hotel rates, up 29% in 2024 compared to 2019, coupled with the ...

Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo were supposed to give the city monthly reports on their bookings. Due to a lawsuit filed on behalf of vacation rental owners, that never happened.

Short-term rentals have grown in popularity in areas it is allowed on the Franklin County side of Smith Mountain Lake. That growth has led to some homeowners looking to rent their homes even in ...

Maui County Council members are set to begin deliberations next week on Bill 9, a proposed measure to phase out short-term vacation rentals that could significantly impact housing, tourism, jobs, tax ...

Most registered hosts appear to be following the law, but nearly 20% of them have been bending the rules. The short-term rental rule, known as Local Law 18, went into effect in September 2023.

The ban on short-term rentals of under 30 days in Shaker Heights was already on the books. Now it's on the books twice, as part of the city's Housing Code as well.