/tags/short-term-rentals Short-Term Rentals en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:09:59 GMT /austin/2019-11-27/state-appeals-court-strikes-down-austin-rules-on-short-term-rentals A state appeals court has declared some elements of Austin's rules governing short-term rentals unconstitutional, including provisions banning� Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:09:59 GMT /austin/2019-11-27/state-appeals-court-strikes-down-austin-rules-on-short-term-rentals Matt Largey, Andrew Weber /austin/2019-10-01/starting-this-month-youll-pay-more-for-trash-pickup-in-austin-here-are-some-other-new-city-fees The City of Austin’s new fiscal year starts Oct. 1, and with it comes new city fees. That can mean anything from what it costs to swim at Barton Springs� Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2019-10-01/starting-this-month-youll-pay-more-for-trash-pickup-in-austin-here-are-some-other-new-city-fees Audrey McGlinchy /2019-08-28/this-digital-sheriff-helps-cities-wrangle-airbnb-rules Cities are struggling to enforce rules around everything from problem party houses to investors pushing up housing costs. An entrepreneur is helping local officials deal with these short-term rentals. Wed, 28 Aug 2019 09:02:00 GMT /2019-08-28/this-digital-sheriff-helps-cities-wrangle-airbnb-rules Chris Arnold /austin/2019-05-30/texas-lawmakers-tried-to-take-the-reins-from-cities-this-session-the-results-were-mixed For the last handful of legislative sessions, the Texas Legislature has had it in for Austin and other cities.GOP lawmakers who regularly thumb their� Thu, 30 May 2019 21:48:02 GMT /austin/2019-05-30/texas-lawmakers-tried-to-take-the-reins-from-cities-this-session-the-results-were-mixed Andrew Weber /austin/2019-04-04/austin-defends-its-short-term-rental-rules-before-texas-lawmakers Austin's rules on short-term rental units � those vacation rentals on apps and sites like Airbnb and Homeaway � are under fire at the Texas Capitol. House� Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:05:27 GMT /austin/2019-04-04/austin-defends-its-short-term-rental-rules-before-texas-lawmakers Andrew Weber /texas/2019-03-29/here-are-3-ways-state-lawmakers-could-disrupt-or-shore-up-short-term-rentals-in-texas-this-session For years, short-term rentals � the rooms and homes on apps like Airbnb and HomeAway � have been the subject of lawsuits and hand-wringing on the part of� Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:00:00 GMT /texas/2019-03-29/here-are-3-ways-state-lawmakers-could-disrupt-or-shore-up-short-term-rentals-in-texas-this-session Andrew Weber /austin/2016-10-05/texas-attorney-general-wants-to-join-a-lawsuit-over-austins-short-term-rental-regulations Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit filed this summer, challenging the City of Austin's regulations for short-term� Wed, 05 Oct 2016 22:50:17 GMT /austin/2016-10-05/texas-attorney-general-wants-to-join-a-lawsuit-over-austins-short-term-rental-regulations Matt Largey /austin/2016-03-10/how-many-sxsw-attendees-are-occupying-austins-short-term-rentals Thousands of visitors will flock to Austin in the coming days and weeks for South by Southwest, but is there enough room to house all of them? Of course,� Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:15:14 GMT /austin/2016-03-10/how-many-sxsw-attendees-are-occupying-austins-short-term-rentals Syeda Carrillo /austin/2016-02-24/council-adopts-new-regulations-for-short-term-rentals From the Austin Monitor: City Council on Tuesday passed, on a 9-2 vote, new regulations governing short-term rentals that aren’t owner-occupied. Council� Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:00:00 GMT /austin/2016-02-24/council-adopts-new-regulations-for-short-term-rentals Eva Ruth Moravec /austin/2015-11-12/updated-city-council-votes-to-put-a-hold-on-short-term-rental-type-2-licenses The home rental listing site Airbnb has announced a promise to work with cities and to pay what it calls its “fair share of taxes.� This news comes as� Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:43:29 GMT /austin/2015-11-12/updated-city-council-votes-to-put-a-hold-on-short-term-rental-type-2-licenses Audrey McGlinchy