Bill > HB2662

This bill, known as the "Short Term Rental Freedom Act," prohibits political subdivisions, which are local government entities like counties and cities, from passing or enforcing rules that would ban or unreasonably restrict the rental of residential dwellings for short periods, typically less than thirty-one days, to transient guests. While it prevents these local governments from prohibiting such rentals, it does allow them to continue enforcing ordinances that were already in place before August 28, 2016, and to implement reasonable restrictions related to public health and safety, such as fire and building codes, room taxes, licensing fees, inspection requirements, posting of emergency information, complaint response times, nuisance control, renter age limits, and off-street parking. The bill also clarifies that a "residential dwelling rental" is not considered a "lodging establishment" under existing law.