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This bill authorizes local agencies (cities, counties, or city and county governments) to enact ordinances requiring short-term rental facilitators (online platforms like Airbnb that help connect rental hosts and guests) to report detailed information about their short-term rental listings. Specifically, facilitators would need to provide the physical address, including a nine-digit ZIP code, for each rental property during specified reporting periods (no more than quarterly). If the initial address information is insufficient, local agencies can request additional details like assessor parcel numbers or specific listing URLs. The bill allows local agencies to impose administrative fines for non-compliance and requires facilitators to include local license numbers and transient occupancy tax certifications in their rental listings. Importantly, the bill does not prevent local agencies from adopting their own more stringent regulations about short-term rentals and related taxes. The legislation is designed to help local governments more effectively enforce transient occupancy taxes, which are taxes guests pay for short-term lodging stays (30 days or less). The bill also notes that requiring such information reporting was deemed legal by a 2019 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which found such requirements do not violate federal communication laws or First Amendment protections.

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