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The ongoing battle for local control of short-term …

3/25/2021
What was once tranquil and delightful neighborhood enclaves in places like the Town of Paradise Valley and Old Town Scottsdale have been transformed to unregulated neighborhood motels, officials …

Pratt: Short-term rentals bring in problems

3/18/2021
I live in Sun City near 99th Avenue and Royal Oak. We say no to short-term rentals. The reason is because we bought homes in Sun City to retire and relax in a quite, clean, maintained …

Short-term rentals bill advances in Arizona …

3/17/2021
PHOENIX — Rejecting claims the measure amounts to little more than window dressing, a House panel voted Tuesday to give local governments more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals.

Cauoette: Short-term rentals are appropriate

3/16/2021
Short-term rentals (aka Airbnb or vrbo) are businesses and don’t belong in residential zones (“Short-term rentals on hot seat”). This shouldn’t be complicated, it is a zoning …

Expedia Group CEO responds to band of Arizona mayors

1/21/2021
After more than 30 mayors issued a joint letter to short-term vacation rental platforms — Expedia and Airbnb — one CEO has responded.

Short-term rental opponents fear loss of home values

12/2/2020
The longer short-term rentals remain free to exist mostly unregulated by local government, home values within neighborhoods are feeling the impacts, residents, Realtors and elected officials agree …

Opponents of Arizona short-term rental law look for …

12/2/2020
The fight that determines the future of vacation rental websites like Airbnb in Arizona is ongoing, and this year’s election will play a key role in the process. In 2016, the Arizona …

Communities must confront short term rentals

8/7/2020
What can cities do to halt the general disruption in our neighborhoods, overstuffed trash receptacles and misused recycling containers?

Testing for COVID-19 can be costly in long-term care …

5/30/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit long-term care facilities and the senior population the hardest, especially in Arizona, where over 77% of deaths are in people 65+. In addition, deaths in long-term care …

Short-term rental reforms appear at play at Arizona …

12/31/2019
Potential reform of short-term rentals seems nearly inevitable, one elected leader says, as residents and officials around Arizona vented further issues at a second bipartisan meeting at the Arizona …

Airbnb reports $53.3 million in tax revenue in Arizona

12/12/2019
Airbnb, one of the world’s largest marketplaces for short-term rentals, has announced its community generated $53.3 million in tax revenue in the State of Arizona since the company began …

Are short-term rentals a nuisance? Special state …

10/31/2019
The polarizing issue of short-term rentals --- an issue with passionate proponents on both sides --- is entering again the legislative purview of state lawmakers. The 21st Century lodging option, …