Short-Term Rentals: Daily Notes | October 28, 2026
Cities address STRs. Tulsa, OK votes November 3 on raising its hotel guest tax from 5% to 9.9%; New Orleans, LA weighs commercial rentals on part of Decatur Street; Las Vegas, NV sees Airbnb anti-party tech return for Halloween; San Luis Obispo, CA posts record $12.28 million lodging tax. READ MORE.
TULSA, OK
Voters decide November 3 whether to nearly double Tulsa's hotel guest tax from 5% to 9.9%, a measure the City Council says applies to short-term rentals such as Airbnb and Vrbo along with hotels, motels and inns.
City officials estimate the higher rate would raise about $20.6 million a year to market Tulsa and attract visitors with new revenue possible as early as January 2027 while Mayor Monroe Nichols, city councilors and small business owners are urging residents to back the proposal ahead of the vote.
TJ Eckert
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Commercial short-term rentals, now banned on a section of Decatur Street in the French Quarter, would be allowed there at one unit per qualifying building under zoning changes the City Planning Commission was scheduled to consider on October 27 with each unit capped at two bedrooms and four guests under a one-per-block limit.
It also tightens Bourbon Street where commercial rentals already operate so new operations in both entertainment districts would be limited to one smaller unit per building while existing rentals would generally be grandfathered.
New Orleans Transient Lodging Study, Official City Planning Resources
Official New Orleans City Planning Commission study outlining proposed zoning changes, short-term rental regulations, public hearings, and recommendations affecting transient lodging across the city, including the French Quarter.
LAS VEGAS, NV
Airbnb is activating its heightened anti-party technology in Las Vegas and across the U.S. for Halloween weekend, blocking or redirecting entire-home bookings it flags as higher risk for disruptive parties in the sixth consecutive year it has used the system for the holiday.
Alan Squires
Last Halloween weekend the defenses deterred about 40 people in Las Vegas and more than 23,500 nationwide from booking an entire home while 0.07% of Nevada reservations in 2025 led to a party report. Airbnb also remains a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against Clark County's rental licensing rules.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
Transient occupancy tax which visitors pay for stays in hotels, motels and other short-term lodging brought in a record $12.28 million for San Luis Obispo in the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to figures presented to City Council at an October meeting.
Visit SLO 2025–26 Tourism Annual Report
Cover of San Luis Obispo’s 2025–26 Tourism Business Improvement District Annual Report, highlighting the city's tourism efforts during a record year that generated $12.28 million in transient occupancy tax revenue.
Following that report, council unanimously approved continuing the Tourism Business Improvement District for another year while the city's tourism manager said the tax which flows entirely into the general fund is now its third-largest revenue source behind property and sales tax.
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The short-term rental of residential property has been banned by the city commission in Birmingham Michigan. https://t.co/2GACsx5JWa
— DowntownPublications (@DowntownPubs) October 24, 2026
San Diego law lets landlords who evict tenants illegally still get short-term rental licenses, turning homes into hotels. It’s been open nearly eight months.
— Saad Asad (@realsaadasad) October 24, 2026
Councilmember Campbell, leading the fix, leaves office in under two months. pic.twitter.com/o9eTuJCCJL
Who wants to help get Airbnb banned?
— Mike 🇺🇲 (@VegasMike27) October 24, 2026
I'm putting a strategy together. A PAC is the end goal, but until then we can make real progress without one by using our connections and our combined reach on X.
Here's where I'd start:
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Proposed New Haven ordinance would limit short-term rentals https://t.co/DnLKiALb91
— Rex Development (@REXDevelopment) October 25, 2026
Portsmouth, Rhode Island has about 150 whole-house short-term rentals with no owner on site. The town planner calls complaints since 2023 "nominal, very minimal."
— Furnished Rentals Report (@FurnishedReport) October 24, 2026
On Oct 13 council looked at owner-occupancy rules and party bans anyway. It changed nothing.
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