§ 5-175.06. Prohibited Acts, Enforcement and Penalties; Platforms.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for a platform to list a short-term rental or for any person engaged in the business of short-term rentals to list on any platform when the following occurs:

(1)

Short-term rentals that rent, or offers to rent that unit or any portion thereof, by the hour or for any period of fewer than 24 consecutive hours;

(2)

Short-term rentals that rent, or offers to rent that unit or any portion thereof, more than once within any consecutive 24-hour period measured from the commencement of one rental to the commencement of the next;

(3)

Advertise an hourly rate or any rate for any short-term rental period of fewer than 24 consecutive hours;

(4)

Short-term rentals that rents, offers to rent that unit or any portion thereof, for multiple bookings or rentals for the same or overlapping time periods;

(b)

If any of the acts prohibited by this section occurs, the short-term license shall be revoked.

(c)

If a platform collects a fee for booking services in connection with an unlicensed host, the platform shall be liable and subject to civil fines of $1,000.

(d)

If a platform collects a fee for booking services in connection with someone who does not have a 90 day certificate from the Department regarding a filed and complete application, the platform shall be liable and subject to civil fines of not less than $1,000.

(CB-11-2018)

Editor's note— Section 3 of CB-11-2018 (DR-4) provides that at least 50% of the projected revenue generated by the fees or penalties shall be reserved in the annual County budget process for permitting, inspections, or enforcement personnel costs of the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement.

Section 4 of CB-11-2018 (DR-4) states that these provisions shall take effect on October 1, 2019.