SB 1379 Summary

• Cities, towns, and counties are prohibited from banning vacation rentals or short-term rentals, but may regulate them for public health, safety, zoning, nuisance control, and preventing illegal activities.

• Owners must provide contact information to local jurisdictions for complaint response and may be fined up to $1,000 for every 30 days of non-compliance; owners must also maintain at least $500,000 liability insurance or use a hosting platform with equivalent coverage.

• Civil penalties for verified violations are $500 or one night's rent (whichever is greater) for the first violation, $1,000 or two nights' rent for the second violation, and $3,500 or three nights' rent for the third and subsequent violations within a 12-month period.

• The Department of Revenue may suspend a transaction privilege tax license for 12 months if an owner has three verified violations within the same 12-month period.

• Online lodging operators must display their transaction privilege tax license number on all advertisements and are subject to state civil penalties in addition to local penalties.