Short-Term Rentals: Daily Notes | November 5, 2026

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD

Bill 42-26, which would stop platforms like Airbnb from booking unlicensed short-term rentals, goes to a County Council vote on November 10 after an October 31 Halloween party at a rental home in North Bethesda drew dozens of teenagers until police broke it up.

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Councilmember Shebra Evans' bill would create a public license database that platforms must check before any booking and require annual reports of each rental's address, nights stayed and operator details. Evans cited an inspector general finding that about 85% of local short-term rentals are unlicensed and expects the rules to take effect in July 2027.

NEW HAVEN, CT

Rentals of 30 days or less would be banned in any unit that is not the operator's primary residence under an ordinance the Board of Alders Legislation Committee recommended in a 5-2 vote on October 22, sending it to a full board vote on November 16.

Homeowners could still rent rooms for under 30 days while living in the home if the room is not a self-contained apartment, and hotels, motels and bed-and-breakfasts would be exempt. Committee members expect several amendments before the final vote after more than five hours of testimony from advocates and hosts.

MONTEZUMA COUNTY, CO

Early returns from the November 3 election show voters rejecting lodgers' tax increases on hotel, motel and short-term rental stays in both Cortez and Montezuma County with almost 54% of votes reported. Cortez Ballot Question 2A, which would raise the city rate from 2% to 6%, trailed with 52.4% voting no while County Ballot Question 1B would lift the county rate from 2% to 5% and trailed 59% to 41%.

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Montezuma County questions 1A and 1B are both projected to fail, keeping term limits on four county offices and the county lodging tax at 2 percent. Cortez Question 2A trailed by 129 votes and Mancos Question 2B led by 73, with ballots still being counted.

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Neither tax has gone up since 1981 in Cortez or 1988 in the county and city officials estimated their increase would grow annual revenue from $250,000 to roughly $750,000.

SOUTH HAVEN, MI

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Staff could approve new short-term rentals in the city's Overlay District without a special land use permit after City Council formally introduced a zoning ordinance amendment that still needs further council action.

Applicants would still need a zoning permit but the change would drop the public hearing at the Planning Commission which recommended the amendment. Council member Mary Hosley questioned the plan because it would remove a chance for neighbors to raise concerns while the overlay district itself would stay in place to keep rentals out of dense residential areas.

DUNES CITY, OR

About 55% of voters rejected Measure 20-386 in initial results from the November 3 election, defeating a proposal that would have banned new short-term rentals and required existing ones to meet stricter rules when renewing their annual permits.

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From Oakridge to Dunes City and all throughout Lane County, voters were making decisions about elected officials and municipal matters.

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Those rules would have required hosts to be on-site, complaints to be handled within one hour and rentals to follow homeowners association rules. Co-author Linda John said the measure aimed to protect the town's quiet rural character while the Dunes City Property Rights Coalition PAC argued the current rules only needed better enforcement.

AUSTIN, TX

City figures show hotel tax collections from short-term rentals more than tripled over two years to $23.7 million, offsetting a decline from hotels while the convention center stays closed for reconstruction until 2029.

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The jump follows a rule in effect since April 2025 that requires platforms like Airbnb and VRBO to collect and remit the tax directly, and rentals now make up nearly 14% of collections compared with about 4% two years earlier. Guests pay a 17% hotel occupancy tax with 11% going to the city and part of that revenue funds arts, live music and historic preservation grants.

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Short-Term Rentals: Daily Notes | November 2, 2026

Cities address STRs. Van Buren, AR OKs licenses; Patton Twp., PA limits rentals; Claremont, CA opens permits; Escambia County, FL weighs rules; West Hartford, CT eyes licenses; Corpus Christi, TX eyes spacing; Northport, AL eyes licenses; Greenport, NY; St. Louis, MO shooting; Otsego, NY; READ MORE.

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