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New short‑term rental bill would let cities require business licenses and request listings be removed for illegal units
Summary
The League staff recommended support for a bill that clarifies evidence rules, allows municipalities to require business license registration from listing platforms and permits removal of illegal listings; tax‑compliance sharing for lodging taxes also included.
League staff presented a short‑term rental bill from Rep. Walter that League staff recommended supporting, describing it as a targeted step to help municipalities regulate rentals without a large policy shift.
The bill has four primary components: clarifying the statutory language that prevents listing sites from being the sole source of enforcement evidence; allowing municipalities to require listing platforms to include a local business license or…
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