Colorado STR Owners, Advocates Rally Against 'Heavy-Handed' Regulation From Lawmakers

9/3/2024

Short-term rental (STR) owners and managers in Colorado are organizing with an educational campaign and lawmaker lobbying plans, after Colorado House Speaker Rep. Julie McCluskie earlier in August warned that STR legislation “is highly likely” in either the special session or next year’s session. With no short-term rental legislation in last week’s special session where lawmakers hammered out a plan for property tax relief, “it does feel like we dodged a bullet,” said Julie Koster, the executive director of the Colorado Lodging and Resort Alliance and the Summit Alliance of Vacation Rental Managers. Property owners and STR advocates are planning to lobby and court policymakers heading into next year’s legislative session, hoping to stifle increased limitations on vacation rentals. Earlier this year, as the legislature debated Senate Bill 33 — legislation that would have quadrupled property taxes on vacation rental homes — McCluskie fielded more than 2,000 emails from constituents in one week.

The Colorado Sun (08/30/24) Jason Blevins