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Health director: town partners with technology firm to find and permit 1,400+ short-term rentals
Summary
Dennis' health director told the board the town has partnered with Deckard Technologies to identify and permit about 1,400 short-term rental properties listed on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO to improve permitting and enforcement.
Kristen Keller, identified in the meeting’s annual appointments as the town health director, told the Dennis Board of Health at the March 4 meeting that the department has partnered with Deckard Technologies to locate and assist in the permitting of approximately 1,400 short-term rental properties in town.
"We have partnered with a company, Deckard Technologies, to assist us in managing our 1,400 plus short term rental properties within the town of Dennis," Keller said, noting the company will search Airbnb, VRBO and other platforms to help the town find unpermitted listings and bring them into compliance.
The announcement came after routine agenda business and appointment votes; the board had earlier approved annual appointments that list Kristen Keller as health director and several staff roles. Keller’s update framed the partnership as a step to improve permitting, outreach and enforcement for properties that advertise short-term stays across multiple platforms.
Board members acknowledged the scale of the inventory and concluded their meeting after recording motions to adjourn.
Next steps were not detailed in the meeting transcript; Keller’s statement indicates the technology partnership is in place to support department processes around identification and permitting of short-term rentals.
