The Tenant and Rowhouse Short-Term Rental Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 amends the Short-Term Rental Regulation Act of 2018 to allow tenants who demonstrate primary residency in a rental unit to operate a licensed short-term rental. It clarifies that owners of two-unit properties in a Residential Flat zone can operate one of the two principal dwellings as a short-term rental. Additionally, the bill requires short-term rental booking services to display the property’s license endorsement number as provided by the host.
Key amendments include the definition of "primary residence," which now includes specific documentation requirements for tenants, and the addition of provisions that allow hosts to operate short-term rentals with landlord permission. The bill also mandates that hosts notify the Department within 30 days of lease termination, leading to the deactivation of their short-term rental license. Furthermore, it removes a subsection from Section 106 and emphasizes the responsibility of booking services to display the license endorsement number prominently while protecting them from liability for false information provided by hosts.