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Cities Bulletin. Print Page. Page 19 of 20 • The amount. of state/delegate. manpower. required. • The fact tbat,new short-term. rentals constantly enter the market, • Those offering accommodations hot in compliance may be notified and then tale steps to avoid further detection from licensing authorities. For these reasons, the state filly supports cities adopting some regulation of situations potentially subject to state licensing to the extent. it better enables state law licensing compliance. The short-term.. rental of any space having fewer than five beds and for periods of a week or more is. unregulated by state law,. These are situations only a city may regulates -•--at least until a legislative change gives regulatory authority to the slate and its delegates or malces it exempt. from any regulation, including city ordinance.. There are plenty of situations. the city can regulate.. How can cities regulate these. situations? The two. basic approaches cities currently use to regulate shortAerm rentals are licensing/permitting or prohibition. How cities regulate short-term rentals varies in what constitutes "rental," what accommodations are subject to regulation., the location of the property; and: other respects. For information on cities and counties that have taken steps to regulate these situations, contact the League Research and Information Department at (651) 281-1200, (800)..925-1122, or research@lmc.org (Link rn;'niaitio:+esea+•c1+[]a fnrc:arg) . Should cities regulate short-term rentals? This is. a decision for each city .to make. If a city chooses to ban short-term rentals,. it will have to figure out how to enforce a ban on what can be difficult to detect and yet is an increasingly popular. phenomenon. If a city licenses or otherwise permits these situations, it will have to find a way to do so that doesn't discourage participation in the regulation. There are certainly reasons to, at the very least, have a record of the short -terra rentals being made available. within the city and to: have a person to :contact in the.. event there. are complaints by neighbors. Again, the. state or its delegated licensing authority is eager to work. with cities to maintain state licensing compliance.: If'you. have questions about short--tern-rentals•, contact the League Research and Information Department at (651) 28171200, (800) 925�-1122, or research@lmc.org (Link rn; r�railto;resenrch®f�rc.o+p,J . Read the current ls$ile of the. Cities B1111etin (Link ra: hnp:IRr'ww.hnc,aislpagel)lcities-6erlletiu- newsle1tei'.sp) http:llwww.Ime.org/page/l/cities-bulletin-print-pagc jsp 41181201E