A bill that would prohibit Lexington and other cities from putting density regulations on short-term rentals made popular by websites such as Airbnb and Vrbo was passed by the House Friday. Senate ...

Short-term rental operators sued the city of Fort Worth, alleging its ordinance banning Airbnb and VRBO-type rentals was ...

Short-term rental booking platform Airbnb has hit back at Spanish restrictions ... Any property owner wishing to rent out their house is now required to be registered in a national database ...

In one concession to the house-sharing platform ... Three years earlier, the court found that Airbnb is an information service, not a real estate company, and thus exempt from licensing rules for real ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michelle Burson, owner of an Airbnb in Brookings, Oregon. It has been edited for length and clarity. I live between Orange County, California ...

The bill was altered late Wednesday to include provisions that would do away with density restrictions on short-term rentals ...

The neighborhood includes numerous short-term rentals, according to Airbnb. Photo by Magali Gauthier ... the three council members are proposing additional rules and restrictions.

The city responded by adopting new regulations in 2023 mandating Airbnb owners live on site and limiting short-term rentals to one per block, but enforcing these rules proved difficult and illegal ...