Short-Term Rentals: Daily Notes | September 9, 2026

SAN ANTONIO, TX

A steep permit fee hike for short-term rentals is on the table in San Antonio as council prepares to adopt its 2027 budget on September 17. Fees for non-owner-occupied rentals would more than double from $450 to $1,000 and owner-occupied permits would climb from $300 to $450 with both covering three years. The increases belong to a package of more than 140 fee changes that city officials describe as updating the cost of service.

City Manager Erik Walsh unveiled the $4.4 billion budget on August 13 as part of a plan to close a projected $158 million deficit by 2028. Report also says the local host association pushes for transparency on how permit and enforcement costs were allocated.

PITTSBURGH, PA

Pittsburgh's Planning Commission postponed a vote on a bill restricting new short-term rentals on September 8, 2026 after a three-hour hearing with commissioners requesting a legal review before deciding whether to recommend it to City Council. The proposal would bar new rentals in single-family homes where the owner does not live and cap owners at two units in buildings of 20 units or fewer and five in larger buildings while existing operations would be grandfathered in.

More than 30 residents testified and 62 letters were submitted in support, many citing the 2022 Airbnb shooting that killed two and injured eight. Opponents argued that responsible operators deserve protection and noted roughly 12 vacant units exist for every rental.

DUNES, OR

Voters on the central Oregon coast will decide the future of vacation rentals on November 3 when Dunes City Measure 20-386 appears on the general election ballot alongside other Lane County questions. The measure would prohibit new short-term rental permits and rewrite the rules for existing ones.

Under the proposal, the roughly 29 permitted rentals listed by the city could only renew if an on-site host lives in the home permanently and stays present during every guest visit. A group calling itself the Dunes City Property Rights Coalition PAC is campaigning against it and notes that permitted rentals already pay 5% of gross revenue to the city.

SOLDOTNA, AK

A software contract with Host Compliance now alerts Soldotna planning staff whenever a short-term rental appears on Airbnb or Vrbo and the city is using that data to pursue operators without permits. Permits became mandatory for all rentals under Ordinance 2025-039 which the council adopted on April 22, 2026. Operators must name a primary contact, meet parking rules, stay current on sales and lodging taxes, and follow multi-unit limits.

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Eighteen operators secured permits during July and August 2026 with about six or seven properties remaining noncompliant. Staff typically send three notices roughly two weeks apart before issuing citations and a proposed code amendment would add civil administrative fines for zoning violations.

HONOLULU, HI

Property owners on Oʻahu are being warned that simply advertising a home for a stay shorter than 90 consecutive days can trigger penalties under Honolulu Ordinance 25-2 even if the unit is never actually rented. The rule exempts only registered bed and breakfast homes, transient vacation units, and properties holding a valid nonconforming use certificate.

Listings for all other homes cannot show daily, weekly, or monthly pricing and must state that the property cannot be rented for fewer than 90 consecutive days with no rate adjustments based on occupancy. Violations carry a civil penalty of up to $5,000 followed by up to $10,000 per day if the ad remains online seven days after a removal notice.

OGLESBY, IL

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Residents in Oglesby prevailed against two short-term rental applications after gathering petition signatures opposing homes on Durant and Main streets. The city council denied both permits while members on September 8, 2026 were concerned about each property's location along with limited access at the Durant address.

The council also set pay for new zoning administrator Jim Clinard at $250 a month for his first ten hours and $50 an hour beyond that. His hiring adds a dedicated zoning official as Oglesby keeps deciding rental permits one application at a time with neighbor input shaping the vote.

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