[tptacek]

False. If you're going to let your house out for short-term rentals on the market, you are obliged to follow the same rules regarding who you rent to as the hotels are.

If you don't want strangers in your house --- and I sure don't either --- don't try to capitalize on it on Airbnb.

[ArtDev]

In my town the permitting process for vacation rentals is quite different than hotels.

I have a very expensive permit ($2300 for the first year) and jumped through all the hoops. We pay occupancy tax, etc.

What makes it most different from a hotel is that we have to vet our guests. We won't take anyone off the street. This is perfectly reasonable and also different from a hotel.

I do hope that cities avoid passing laws around vacation rentals. The law is our town is an expensive illogical nightmare.