Short-term rental; affirms rights of localities to regulate rental of property.
Summary
Affirms the rights of localities to regulate the short-term rental of property, defined as the provision of space suitable for sleeping or lodging for fewer than 30 days. If a locality allows short-term rentals, the locality shall require that the person offering property for rental notify adjacent landowners in writing, obtain local permission to offer the property for rental, and carry a minimum of $500,000 of commercial premises liability insurance. If a locality prohibits short-term rentals, any person or entity, including an online hosting platform, that advertises the availability of a short-term rental in the locality shall be subject to a $10,000 fine per violation. This bill was incorporated into
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in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2017
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Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Last action Feb 2, 2017
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Legislature · Passed
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legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
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Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17100686D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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