short-term rentals

Prescott Republican Representative Selina Bliss introduced three bills to address the explosion of short-term rentals, but all of them stalled in the state House. She spoke with KNAU.

As Williams landlords continue to convert their properties to short-term rentals, officials in that city want to transfer its rental assistance vouchers to Flagstaff.

Short-term rentals have helped create a lack of affordable housing in northern Arizona, including Williams, where city officials say the issue is impacting their Section 8 housing program.

Several northern Arizona mayors want state legislators to return local control of short-term rentals to cities so they can create rules that suit their communities.

Gila County will delay the rollout of new regulations on short-term rentals as the board of supervisors work to address local owner's concerns.

The City of Sedona has opted to renew a program that incentivizes property owners to rent to locals instead of turning homes into short-term rentals.

Gila County supervisors adopted 16 pages of regulations for vacation rentals through services like Airbnb and VRBO. The restrictions go so far as to impose a limit of two guests per bedroom to dictating how frequently hosts must wash the sheets.

Nearly 100 cities throughout the state have signed on to a new push to better regulate short-term rentals, including multiple communities in northern Arizona.

The new rules seek to better regulate short-term rentals in unincorporated parts of Coconino County. It includes provisions intended to preserve the nature of traditional single-family neighborhoods.

The county has an estimated 1,200 short-term rental properties with most located in Pine-Strawberry. County officials say the regulations likely won’t be done in time for the summer rush.