Endgame

Endgame is the third E of Short Term Rental Compliance

Short Term Rentals Returning to a “New Normal” During and After the Coronavirus

harmariadmin May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Endgame, Enforce, Establish, Lodging Tax collection, Short Term Rentals

Short Term Rentals Returning to a “New Normal” During and After the Coronavirus After months of trying to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, many parts of the U.S. and…

What to Expect from the Upcoming Airbnb IPO

harmariadmin March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Endgame, Enforce, Establish, Lodging Tax collection, Short Term Rentals

Airbnb has plans to go public this year, although the date is still uncertain. In an effort to protect its valuation (recently estimated at $35 billion), Airbnb seems eager to:…

COVID-19 and short term rental restrictions and violations

harmariadmin March 30, 2020June 8, 2020 Endgame, Enforce, Short Term Rentals

updated 6.08.2020 Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many states and provinces like California have issued Executive Orders to return home and shelter in place. Florida just issued a…

New State Laws and Proposed Bills about Short-Term Rentals: Pre-emptions, a Repeal of Preemption, and a Change in Classification

harmariadmin February 20, 2020November 16, 2021 Endgame, Enforce, Establish, Legislation, Lodging Tax collection, Short Term Rentals

Whether or not your municipality can create and enforce its own laws regulating short term rentals (STRs) depends on what your state allows. While local governments (Cities and Counties) want…

What supporting evidence is needed for Short Term Rentals?

harmariadmin January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 Endgame, Enforce, Establish, Short Term Rentals, Tax Discovery

Many cities and counties throughout the world struggle with regulating short term rentals. Core to this discussion is the knowledge of where they are, and who is operating them. Unfortunately,…

Feed at night, sleep in the day… Vampire Short Term Rental Listings are elusive for compliance

harmariadmin November 5, 2019November 17, 2019 Endgame, Enforce, Short Term Rentals

Hallowe’en is over, but vampires still abound! I’m not talking about the sharp-toothed ones that thirst for blood, but vampire short term rental listings that wake at night to accept…

Beware of Short Term Rental Address Mailing Lists

harmariadmin September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Endgame, Enforce, Lodging Tax collection, Short Term Rentals, Tax Discovery

Harmari recently learned about vendors in the industry offering “lists” of possible short term rental addresses. These lists usually come in at a lower cost-per-lead than our system. This may…

Top 10 Safety Violations at Short Term Rentals

harmariadmin September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Endgame, Enforce, Establish, Short Term Rentals

In December of 2018, a couple from New Orleans rented an Airbnb in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico. Unfortunately, in the rental property was a heater that was faulty, emitting…

Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Short Term Rental monitoring

harmariadmin July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Endgame, Enforce, Establish, Short Term Rentals

For local governments, regulating short term rentals by themselves are a challenge since they don’t have the tools to effectively enforce these regulations. The process of identifying a non-compliant short…

How our Research Analysts are making a difference with Short Term Rentals in your City

harmariadmin June 6, 2019January 30, 2020 Endgame, Enforce, Establish, Short Term Rentals

In February of this year, a viral video of the 19-Year-Old Marcella Zoia tossing a chair off the balcony of a Toronto high-rise made its way across social media. Recently,…