Judge Says Burlington Can Regulate Short-Term Rentals

Seven Days

Center

Factuality

Ownership

Judge Says Burlington Can Regulate Short-Term Rentals

The ruling comes as more municipalities have begun cracking down on the short-term rental industry amid Vermont's intense housing crunch.

stol.it

Factuality

Ownership

Anyone who rents out apartments to tourists will not only have to show a Chamber of Commerce registration in the future. “In addition, the activity may only be carried out in the property in which the company has its legal headquarters,” says Walcher. In doing so, he thwarts agencies in particular that rent and manage real estate for tourist purposes on a large scale. Short-term landlords are the bogeymen of the nation as a cause of housing shor…