Are These Standard Airbnb Regulations?

[Adam Gonzalez]

Hey Everyone! 

Newbie here. I am currently doing some Airbnb market research. I have found a few towns that have some regulations but as newbie, I have little insight as to what is reasonable or unreasonable. For example, one town requires that you:

1. Tax Department Business Registration Certificate

2. Get the Town Business License - Must be renewed once a year

3. Complete a Vacation Rental Permit Application 

4. Every month submit a 6% local tax to the Town of your gross

5. Every quarter submit a 1% tax of your gross (Business and Tax Registration)

Not sure if this is common or uncommon? Thanks so much for your feedback! 

[Dan Maciejewski]

Personally, I don't think having to register a business and pay taxes is too out of the ordinary.  

Florida has a 6% bed tax on transient rentals, so that's not crazy -- Georgia add a 1% road tax to transient rentals.

Some additional things you may see for short term rentals / vacation rentals in other jurisdictions may be:

requiring someone to be on call/available 24/7,

Maximum occupancy per bedroom,

Minimum parking space requirements

A Certificate of Occupancy prior to renting, or one per ___ period,

Maximum turns per ____, Minimum night stays,

Fire extinguishers, Etc. . . 

So, I don't see those as too onerous -- I've seen way worse, too!