Fair regulation of short term rentals would help tri-county economy
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Court allows vacation rental ban suit against Santa Barbara to continue
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Counties, cities explore different regulations for short-term rentals
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Santa Barbara County to regulate short-term rentals
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Study claims short-term rentals in SB County generated $471.6 million in 2014
A new study backed by vacation rental owners and a popular vacation rental platform claims that short-term rentals accounted for more than $471.6 million in economic activity throughout Santa Barbara County in 2014. The study was commissioned by Home Away, an Austin, Texas-based vacation rental marketplace with more than one million vacation rental listings in Read More →
Santa Barbara faces enforcement nightmare over short-term rentals
The city of Santa Barbara had it good. It had been controversially collecting taxes on short-term rentals since 2008 even though most were illegally operating in certain residential zones. The city earned extra revenue and only had to crack down on a handful that neighbors deemed intolerable. But the inherent conflict caught up with policy Read More →
