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Press Release: No Link Found Between Short-Term Lets and the Housing Crisis

Posted By: Jake Morsch

Fri Feb 21st, 2020

There is no link between Scotland’s housing crisis and the short-term letting industry, a new report has found.
Short-Term Letting and The Housing Crisis, produced by the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC), sets out robust statistical evidence that refutes recent claims that the short-te

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Vacation Rental Management Association Announces Inaugural Vacation Rental Week, to Launch in 2020

Posted By: VRMA Administrator

Tue Oct 15th, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 15, 2019 – The Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA) announces that the first annual Vacation Rental Week will kick off in March 2020, with the goal of recognizing and promoting the value and benefits of the vacation rental industry.

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U.S. Congressman With Ties To Hotels Targets Vacation Rental Industry

Posted By: Greg Holcomb, MPA

Fri Sep 6th, 2019

Congressman Ed Case of Hawaii has drawn up legislation to amend the Communication Decency Act (CDA) Section 230. This section “shields online intermediaries (“interactive computer service providers,” a very broad sector of actors) from being treated, under law, as the publisher or speaker of content

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My city is considering a new law. Now what?

Posted By: Jake Morsch

Fri Aug 2nd, 2019

How to use VRMA advocacy tools when regulations arise
It certainly is no surprise nowadays to see a local vacation rental ordinance appear on the city council’s meeting agenda. As vacation rentals have gained popularity, so has the number of regulations and mixed feelings towards them.

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North Carolina Amends Vacation Rental Act

Posted By: Greg Holcomb, MPA

Thu Jul 11th, 2019

On July 1, Governor Roy Cooper signed S.483, "Vacation Rental Act Changes”. The efforts of the North Carolina VRMA and the North Carolina Realtors, along with a group of VRMA stakeholders helped propel this bill to passage.

Trisha Howarth, the North Carolina VRMA President stated, “While Senate Bil

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