Weekly Regulatory Briefing (24) 06/26/2026

🏡Top Stories This Week

• Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake City is launching its first licensing program for short-term rentals, with new rules taking effect July 1 as part of the city's 2026-27 budget.
• Los Angeles, CA: A Los Angeles lawsuit accusing Airbnb of violating state and local price-gouging laws during the 2025 Southern California wildfires is likely to move forward after a California judge tentatively rejected the company's request to dismiss the case.
• 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.

📜 New Ordinances Approved

• 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.
• Madison, AL: Madison City Council has approved its first short-term rental regulations, opting to regulate rather than prohibit the industry.
• Wimberley, TX: Wimberley City Council voted last week to extend its temporary moratorium on short term rental applications requiring a conditional use permit, with Director of Development Services Nathan Glaiser saying the extension gives the city time to make any needed legislative changes and comply with open meeting requirements.
• Alton, IL: Alton City Council unanimously approved amendments to the city's short term rental zoning regulations on June 24, requiring non-owner-occupied units to be located at least 500 feet apart and capping such units at 0.2% of total residential housing, currently allowing up to 26 properties.

💬 Catch Up on Discussions

• Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs will take up proposed revisions to its vacation rental regulations at this week’s City Council meeting, where officials are scheduled to hold the first reading of an ordinance incorporating provisions of California’s Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025.
• Jefferson County, MO: Jefferson County is weighing new short-term rental regulations as officials continue updating the county’s Unified Development Order.
• Bozeman, MT: Bozeman is advancing a proposed zoning amendment that would expand where certain short-term rentals are allowed by permitting Type 2 short-term rentals as an accessory use in the city's RA zoning district.
• Ketchum, ID: The Ketchum City Council is updating its short-term rental ordinance to comply with Idaho’s new House Bill 583, which restricts cities from imposing regulations on short-term rentals that are stricter than those applied to other rental properties.
• Birmingham, MI: Birmingham officials are continuing their review of short-term rental regulations amid concerns over disruptive gatherings at rental properties.
• Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fort Lauderdale residents are raising concerns about repeated disturbances linked to short-term rentals, following a weekend incident in which police broke up a large late-night teen party in the Edgewood area.
• Blue River, CO: Blue River trustees remain divided over the town’s emergency moratorium on new short-term rental licenses and renewals, with some officials arguing the measure was adopted too hastily while others defend it as necessary to address longstanding compliance and enforcement issues.
• Scottsdale, AZ: Scottsdale is increasing enforcement of short-term rental regulations after police responded to dozens of nuisance-related incidents and issued numerous citations tied to rental properties.
• Bonner County, ID: Bonner County is ending its contract for short-term rental permitting software after Idaho's House Bill 583 eliminated local authority to require permits, licenses, fees, or registrations for short-term rentals.
• 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.
• 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.
• Westerly, RI: Westerly is revisiting its short term rental regulations after Councilor Dylan LaPietra proposed forming a small working group to study possible changes to the town's ordinance, which currently governs 401 registered STR units.
• Scottsdale, AZ: Scottsdale city officials reported 56 short term rental related charges and citations in May as part of an intensified enforcement effort following two shootings at STR properties that resulted in nine arrests within a two-week span.
• Plainfield, NJ: Plainfield City Council passed a revised short term rental ordinance on first reading last week, easing restrictions from an earlier version that was tabled in October after pushback from local STR operators.
• Verona, WI: Verona officials are considering future changes to the city's short term rental regulations after two local Airbnb hosts raised concerns Monday about the current seven-day minimum stay requirement, which has been part of the municipal code since 2021.

📲 Social Buzz

📅 Future Meetings and Public Hearings/Comments:

• 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.

• Bozeman, MT: The City Commission will hold a public hearing on July 14 before deciding whether to approve, modify, or reject the amendment, with written public comments accepted during the review process.

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