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Municipal leaders ask state for local fee authority on short-term rentals to fund housing
Summary
The Vermont League of Cities and Towns urged the General & Housing Committee to allow municipalities to raise targeted revenue from short‑term rentals so towns can invest in affordable housing and enforcement; Burlington’s local excise was cited as a successful model.
Josh Hanford, director of intergovernmental relations at the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT), and Samantha Sheehan of VLCT told the General & Housing Committee on Jan. 7 that municipalities can regulate short‑term rentals but lack authority to raise revenue from them.
Sheehan said municipalities currently “have the authority to regulate short term rentals as they do long term rentals,” including permits, inspections and registries, “but what they don't have is the ability to… set revenue to pay for that or to address the other local impacts.” That limitation, VLCT…
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