A Long-Term Solution to Short-Term Rentals
📌 AHLA secured a policy victory last month in Hawaii, a key U.S. tourist destination, to ensure fair treatment for hotels. The new law SB 2919, enacted in May, allows local officials to regulate short-term rentals like hotels and potentially phase them out. This came after wildfires in Maui last summer destroyed over 2,200 structures with damages exceeding $5 billion. The law had broad support, including from Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance and two labor unions. AHLA continues to oppose state-level policies favoring short-term rentals, achieving victories in Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Utah against various proposals and taxes that could have disadvantaged hotels.
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