Steam Still Rising From STRs

Residential short-term rentals get the go-ahead from City Council

"...Council members voted in favor of guidelines to regulate STRs, a way of finally bringing the properties under the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

STRs: Trying To Draw the Line

City staff recommend the lightest possible regulations for short-term rentals

"...at a time) look at the recent growth of STRs and see the specter of commercial use creeping its..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Morrison and Tovo Retarget STRs

Council's on break, but these two are hard at work

"...better ways to regulate – if not eliminate – commercial short-term rentals. After pushing to postpone until Aug. 2..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Public Notice: The Mystery of Type 3 STRs

Where is all our housing stock going?

"...allow 25% of units in multifamily complexes located in commercial zoning districts to operate as full-time short-term rentals...."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Short-Term Regs Getting Longer ... and Longer

Council split on regulating Type 2 STRs

"...would like to ban Type 2 (non-owner-occupied) short-term rentals (STRs) in residential neighborhoods as soon as possible, and Mayor..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Moratorium Now!

Cutting through the bullshit on STRs

"...closer to what HomeAway wanted to see. Neighbors of commercial STRs have been complaining loudly ever since about the..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: "A Failed Experiment"

Planning Commission blasts Type 2 STRs

"...recommended code revisions to tighten regulation of Type 2 (commercial) STRs, but also a commitment to phasing STR 2s..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Trash Talking

More recycling and composting is about to take place in Austin

"...Ordinance kicks in Oct. 1, requiring recycling programs for commercial properties 25,000 square feet and up, and multifamily properties..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...in a short-term rental home on Mt. Bonnell Road. STRs have been a godsend, she says, because hotels are..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Down the Rabbit Hole … Still [UPDATE]

City Council re-dives into short-term rentals … and hasn’t yet emerged

"...regulations, considering several variations on regs limiting Type 2 STRs. A few regs were added, but Mayor Pro Tem..."

Sept. 22, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Paralysis by Committee

STRs: One minus two proving to be a difficult concept

"...discontent over the current city ordinance licensing and regulating STRs passed amid considerable controversy three years ago. Critics, including..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Living Next to an STR

"...Editor, The August 10 article “Steam Still Rising From STRs” [News] by Josh Rosenblatt was full of hot air...."

Aug. 15, 2012 Postmarks

The End of STR 2s?

"...a set of regulations for Type 2 short-term rentals (STRs) – non-owner-occupied rental homes – after lengthy debate. Council..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The End of STR 2s?

Council approves phasing out Type 2 short-term rentals by 2022

"...a set of regulations for Type 2 short-term rentals (STRs), non-owner occupied rental homes, after lengthy debate. District 8’s..."

Feb. 24, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Public Notice: It Doesn't Get Easier

Council gets no rest after marathon budget sessions

"...sign on to the proposition that Type 2, non-owner-occupied, commercial STRs are a failed experiment, not appropriate in residential..."

Sept. 11, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Late-Night STR Debate

Committee to present STR resolution to Council on Thursday

"...one step back on regulating the city's short-term rentals (STRs), as fundamental disputes about how to achieve the city's..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Natalia Ciolko

Housing Heartburn or Marijuana?

Short-term rentals remain contentious

"...rental properties, classified as Type 2 (non-owner occupied, aka commercial), are 100% legal. He holds licenses to operate them,..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Natalia Ciolko

Zimmerman, TPPF Sue City Over "Sharing Economy" Regulations

D6 CM files suit over language in the Prop 1 ride-hailing ordinance

"...at least partially dependent on short-term rental income (particularly commercial, or Type 2 STRs), fear the regulations – and..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: Plans for the Future

The CodeNEXT process is upon us

"...short-term rentals by one Pete Gilcrease, who asserts that commercial STRs are residential in nature although no one resides..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Dead Walk by Night

Marathon meeting turns City Council members into zombies

"...and third readings – the proposed ordinance would allow commercial STRs but limit their number in any particular neighborhood...."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Green WTP Redevelopment, and a Few Other Things

APA secures a three-year lease at Town Lake Animal Center

"...in their heels to resist the widespread allowance of commercial rental uses in residential areas. According to a letter..."

June 1, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

This legislative session, state GOP lawmakers ran an all-out assault on municipal values

"...a fee of $2 per square foot on new commercial buildings, which would raise $60 million annually and create..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Friends Like These

Austin Neighborhoods Council prez says FAN and ANC values are in conflict

"...his Hyde Park neighbors say Gilcrease and his fellow commercial STR owners are in fact removing affordable rental properties..."

Sept. 11, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Not a Short-Term Meeting [Updated Friday*]

Mueller, Yellow Cab, Fuddruckers, and more

"...passed a new ordinance on June 14 to allow commercial STRs but require owners to register, limiting the numbers...."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Market Forces vs. Residents – No Surprise Who's Ahead

Corporate investors, short-term rentals squeeze the market

"...effort to phase out non-owner-occupied Type 2 short-term rentals (STRs) – a move that could potentially make thousands of..."

July 22, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

There Goes the Neighborhood

Council digs into short-term rentals this week

"...party attendees and business-trippers who frequent the short-term rentals (STRs) that have surrounded her small Thirties bungalow...."

Aug. 11, 2015 News Post by Natalia Ciolko

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...sector's gentrification with her graduate students. She pinpoints bolstered commercial development in the area as more recent: "They started..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Short-Term Rentals: Can't We All Live Together?

Publisher Nick Barbaro on the CSTR debate

"...discussion on this issue has turned back to whether commercial short-term rentals should be banned outright. That's a losing..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

The Common Law

Renting your house during SXSW?

"...important to understand how the City regulates short-term rentals (STRs)...."

March 2, 2018 Column by Luke Ellis

Council: Taking It to Committee

Council members talk TNC and STR regulation

"...pending business and a phalanx of marching acronyms: TNCs, STRs, ADUs, SXSW, etc. So it’s a good moment to..."

Oct. 28, 2015 News Post by Michael King

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