Daily Regulatory Notes 06/24/2026

Madison, AL

Madison City Council has approved its first short-term rental regulations, opting to regulate rather than prohibit the industry.

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The City of Madison does not have any specific short-term rental regulations requiring permits or taxes.

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The new ordinances cap permits at 190 citywide, require annual permits and inspections, establish occupancy and parking standards, require a local contact to respond to complaints within 30 minutes, and create enforcement measures for nuisance violations.

Chincoteague, VA

Chincoteague Town Council voted this month to reject both a proposed ban on new short term rentals in 10 R-1 residential neighborhoods and a fee increase that would have raised STR business licenses from $50 to $500.

The decision created an unexpected budget gap, as Town Manager Tolbert had already built an anticipated $375,000 in revenue from the fee hike into the fiscal year 2027 budget. The town still plans to move forward with housing and economic impact studies on STRs, with Town Planner Amanda Baker noting the results could eventually lead to a zoning overlay limiting rentals in certain areas.

Nevada City, CA

Nevada City is inviting residents to a public meeting on June 30 to review a draft short term rental ordinance that could be placed on the November 2026 ballot, since the city's existing voter-approved STR rules cannot be changed directly by the City Council.

Hosted Short-Term Rentals | Nevada City, CA

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The proposed framework would repeal and replace the current ordinance, building on years of community workshops, committee meetings and public feedback gathered since 2024. The session is meant to give residents a chance to review the latest draft, hear about its key provisions and weigh in before the council considers placing the measure on the ballot.

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Chicago, IL

Chicago has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb and high-volume host Slumber Stay LLC, alleging the companies repeatedly violated the city's Shared Housing Ordinance by operating unregistered short term rentals and misusing a single hotel license number across multiple properties.

The city says Slumber Stay received nearly 200 citations in 2024 and 2025, while Airbnb is accused of processing bookings for unregistered and unlicensed units despite the noncompliance. The city is asking a Cook County judge to impose fines, force the defendants to forfeit profits tied to the violations and block future illegal short term rentals.

Maui County, HI

The Maui County Council approved a bill establishing two new hotel zoning districts, H-3 and H-4, that could create a regulatory pathway for roughly 4,500 existing vacation rentals currently operating under grandfathered status.

New hotel zoning for vacation rentals passes Maui Council on final vote, 7-2 | Maui Now

The Maui County Council voted 7-2 on Friday to raise fines for loud vehicle sound systems, advancing a measure that drops an earlier proposal to seize stereo equipment from repeat offenders.

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The measure builds on Bill 9, the vacation rental phase-out law signed by Mayor Richard Bissen in 2024, but doesn't rezone any properties itself, leaving that step for a separate future process. The bill drew support from vacation rental industry representatives and realtors but was opposed by council member Keani Rawlins-Fernandez over concerns about housing affordability for resident renters, and now awaits the mayor's final approval.

Bill 9 (2025) overview

(Originally published: July 2025) Purpose: Bill 9’s purpose is to discontinue transient vacation rental use in apartment districts over the course of a defined phase-out or amortization period. Background: Ordinance 1797 took effect in 1989 and amended the Maui County Code’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to require that buildings and structures within the apartment…

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Philadelphia, PA

A new report from Philadelphia's city controller found that more than a third of the city's Airbnb listings, over 1,300 of 3,732 reviewed, either had inactive or expired licenses or were ineligible for the city's short term rental program altogether.

Report: Short-Term Rentals in Philadelphia: Compliance, Licensing, and Enforcement

The Office of the City Controller conducted a review of Philadelphia’s short-term rental (STR) laws and regulations to assess compliance among STR hosts and identify opportunities to strengthen oversight and enforcement.

Christy Brady, CPA

Some unlisted properties falsely claimed to have valid licenses or used loopholes like billing themselves as experiences to avoid registration requirements. Controller Christy Brady said the findings likely undercount the true scope of non-compliance since the review only covered Airbnb listings, and she recommended Philadelphia consider hiring an outside enforcement company similar to approaches used in Nashville and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

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