Vacation Rentals

The fight about oversight of short-term rentals has escalated in the Legislature as the popularity of vacation properties advertised on platforms such as Airbnb has mushroomed. At the heart of the legislative wrangling is an effort to “preempt” regulation of short-term rental properties to the state, a move that draws vehement opposition from city and county officials because it would take away local authority.

A years-long effort to block local governments from regulating vacation rentals is on the move again, as House and Senate leaders revive a proposal to…