How Cities Should Regulate Short-Term Rentals

Rob Stephens

Tax compliance is one of the major issues in the short-term rental market. In San Diego, demand for short-term vacation rentals through websites like Airbnb, VRBO and Home Away have spiked in recent years, exacerbating the need for more stringent regulation of the market. To find out what the laws are regarding short-term rentals and how cities, like San Diego, can encourage compliance, we sat down with Rob Stephens, co-founder of Avalara MyLodgeTax, a company that helps find simple compliance solutions for vacation rental owners and operators. Here, he tells us about the demand for short-term rentals in San Diego, the tax requirements in the city, and how it can encourage compliance.

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