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Airbnb and Boston agreed that fines against platforms and data-sharing requirements won’t be enforced until a judge rules on Airbnb’s request for an injunction while the case proceeds. ...Continued

Under the new regulations, short-term vacation rentals are barred in residential and agricultural zones and only allowed in hotel, resort, and commercial zones. ...Continued

Hosts need to keep in mind that running a short-term rental is a business. And where there’s business, regulations and taxes aren’t too far behind. ...Continued

The new rules prohibit tenants from renting out their units through online booking platforms and require short-term rental operators to be licensed....Continued

A new ordinance could also make it easier for the city to find out whether short-term rental hosts are living up to their lodging tax obligations. ...Continued

Short-term rental proposals appeared on ballots in Maui, South Lake Tahoe and Pacific Grove, California, and South Portland, Maine....Continued

More and more cities have their eye on short-term rentals and the thorny issues of how to regulate them, reap tax revenues from the growing industry, and enforce the rules....Continued

New rules go into effect immediately, though short-term rental operators have 90 days to register with the city. ...Continued

How does the tax get from the guest to the government? It’s important for short-term rental hosts to know the rules....Continued