Colorado Lawmakers to Debate New Proposals for STRs in the Next Legislative Session

12/18/2024

Policies targeting short-term rentals and vacation homes were among the most high-profile bills of Colorado’s 2024 legislative session. Heading into next year, advocates on both sides of the issue are preparing for a possible repeat. Proposals include allowing voters to approve vacancy taxes on homes that aren’t occupied year-round, increasing county lodging tax rates, and finding more ways for local governments to levy taxes on industries. “It feels like the perfect storm,” said Julie Koster, executive director for the Colorado Lodging and Resort Alliance. “It shows there is an appetite … to create a hefty structure of taxes or fees or other types of regulation that would affect the vacation rental industry directly.”

Summit Daily (Colorado) (12/10/24) Robert Tann