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Regulation-change alerts for short-term-rental hosts — know the rules before they change.

Kansas hosts: your permit protection dies 25 July

Jul 13, 2026

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Kansas hosts: your permit protection dies 25 July

A Kansas law that most hosts have never heard of is protecting short-term rentals right now. It expires 25 July.

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STR Beacon
Salem's STR fee hearing is 20 July — written testimony only

Jul 12, 2026

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Salem's STR fee hearing is 20 July — written testimony only

Massachusetts set a hearing date on the Salem short-term-rental fee — 20 July, written testimony only. Plus what else held up when our discovery source went down. Sources linked, noise filtered.

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STR Beacon
California just moved on Airbnb's data — and your address is the payload

Jul 4, 2026

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California just moved on Airbnb's data — and your address is the payload

Our monitoring engine's first full sweep: what's actually moving in California, Delaware, Massachusetts and Oklahoma — sources linked, noise filtered.

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STR Beacon
The July 1 shake-up: what just changed for STR hosts

Jul 4, 2026

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2 min read

The July 1 shake-up: what just changed for STR hosts

Idaho just took STR rules away from its city councils, DC went host-friendly, and Ocean City hosts forced a reversal — all sourced, in four minutes.

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STR Beacon