Daily Regulatory Notes 10/01/2025
Cities address STRs. Idaho revisits legislation; Oklahoma City, OK handles lawsuit; Skokie, IL reviews proposed regulation; Atlanta, GA reviews enforcement; Ocean City, NJ challenges rental tax; Brookhaven, GA reschedules voting. READ MORE.
Idaho
Idaho’s short-term rental landscape is heavily shaped by its 2022 Supreme Court ruling and subsequent passage of the Homeowners Association Act.
Under Idaho Code 55-3211, HOAs cannot adopt or enforce new rules restricting short-term rentals unless every affected homeowner signs off in writing—essentially requiring 100% approval. Preexisting bans may still hold, but they remain vulnerable to legal challenges if ambiguous.
The law also tightened HOA authority to fine homeowners for CCR violations. Idaho Code 55-3206 requires both explicit covenant language authorizing fines and a due process hearing with 30 days’ notice before penalties can be imposed. If homeowners address violations in good faith before the hearing, fines are barred.
The future of short-term rentals in Oklahoma neighborhoods may hinge on a pending case before the state’s highest court.
Adewale Tawose bought a home in the SilverHawk subdivision in 2015 and began renting it out in 2019, only to face a lawsuit from his HOA claiming STRs violated neighborhood covenants. While a trial judge sided with the HOA and awarded steep legal fees, Tawose appealed and won in July 2025 when the Court of Civil Appeals ruled the covenants were too ambiguous to ban STRs outright. Now the HOA is asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to take the case, warning that it presents a precedent-setting legal issue.
Skokie trustees and Mayor Ann Tennes revisited proposed short-term rental regulations that could reshape how Airbnbs and similar properties operate in the village.
The draft rules call for seven-day minimum stays, a cap of eight bookings per year, higher fees and fines, and a requirement that owners live in the homes they rent. Village staff estimate only 15 to 30 STRs operate locally, but the changes sparked sharp debate. Some trustees argued the limits would effectively shut down STRs, while others framed them as necessary to preserve neighborhood quality of life.
Concerns are growing among Atlanta short-term rental hosts that restrictions could expand after the Home Park neighborhood banned new STRs earlier this year.
Cabbagetown host Nadia Giordani said she relies on income from her rental to offset high property taxes in her gentrifying community, and fears Buckhead could be next to adopt limits. She warned that if neighborhoods push bans one by one, it could eventually lead to citywide prohibitions, threatening tourism and housing options as the World Cup approaches. She intends to speak at the city’s Zoning Review Board meeting this Thursday.
Airbnb is challenging Ocean City’s new 3 percent rental tax, accusing two councilmen of violating ethics rules by voting on the measure despite personal ties to the rental market.
The tax, which narrowly passed in July on a 4-3 vote, applies to bookings made through platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. Attorneys for Airbnb argue Councilman Pete Madden, a real estate broker, and Councilman Jody Levchuk, who owns rental properties, should have recused themselves.
The Brookhaven City Council postponed a vote on new short-term rental rules until October 9 after two members missed Monday’s meeting.
The proposed ordinance, TA25-04, would require applicants to provide round-the-clock contact details, proof of insurance, a parking inventory, and a signed acknowledgment of city regulations. It also restricts tents on rental properties to a maximum size of 10 by 10 feet. Under current law, only homes with a homestead exemption qualify for permits, and rentals are limited to 180 days annually. Officials say the changes are designed to curb nuisances such as noise and parking overflow.
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