This bill modifies provisions related to the authority of municipalities and counties regarding short-term rentals.
This bill:
- defines terms and modifies definitions;
- clarifies that a municipality or county that regulates short-term rentals may use a listing or offering on a short-term rental website as evidence that a short-term rental took place so long as the municipality or county has additional information to support its position that an owner or lessee violated a municipality or county ordinance;
- provides that a municipality or county may require the owner of a short-term rental to obtain a business license or other permit from the municipality or county to operate a short-term rental in the municipality or in an unincorporated area of the county;
- provides that a municipality or county may request a short-term rental website remove a listing or offering that violates business licensing requirements or zoning requirements;
- provides that a municipality or county that imposes transient room tax on short-term rentals may provide a listing or offering on a short-term rental website to the county auditor as evidence that a short-term rental owner or lessee may be subject to the transient room tax; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10-8-85.4, 17-50-338
Substitute #1: 10-8-85.4, 17-50-338
Substitute #2: 10-8-85.4, 17-50-338
Enrolled: 10-8-85.4, 17-50-338
Substitute #3: 10-8-85.4, 17-50-338