Airbnb, which lists more 45,000 Florida properties on its vacation rentals website, has lobbied hard to remove its “home-sharing” offerings from hotel/motel regulations and unshackle the state’s $31 billion short-term rental industry from local regulations.
Several bills, including last year’s Vacation Rental Act, gained momentum during the last two legislative sessions before falling short.
If Airbnb is to have any hope in 2019 of achieving its legislative goals in Florida, however, it must first deal with a new problem—the wrath of its new governor.
Gov. Ron DeSantis declared state of Florida employees will no longer be reimbursed for Airbnb stays while traveling and …read more
Source: The Daily Signal
