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Short Term Rentals and Transient Room Tax collection
Harmari recently learned about vendors in the industry offering “lists” of possible short term rental addresses. These lists usually come in at a lower cost-per-lead than our system. This may…
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In December of 2018, a couple from New Orleans rented an Airbnb in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico. Unfortunately, in the rental property was a heater that was faulty, emitting…
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Harmari is proud to announce the release of Harmari STR version 11.2. Notable features include the following: Simple Mailout report for input to mail merge Unified fitness inspection and registration…
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Many tax collection jurisdictions at the city, county, state and federal level have arranged voluntary collection agreements with Airbnb and/or HomeAway, the two biggest short term rental platforms in the…
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In its initial deployment for Traverse City, Michigan, Harmari STR has successfully identified 297 STR listings, with several non-compliant operators identified. The City has sent out letters to non-compliant operators…
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For local governments, regulating short term rentals by themselves are a challenge since they don’t have the tools to effectively enforce these regulations. The process of identifying a non-compliant short…
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In February of this year, a viral video of the 19-Year-Old Marcella Zoia tossing a chair off the balcony of a Toronto high-rise made its way across social media. Recently,…
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In early 2019, New York City cracked down on a $20 million illegal hotel scheme where the a small group of operators rented out 130 Manhattan apartments using fake or…
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Once City staff become aware that unregulated short-term rentals (STRs) are having a negative effect on the quality of life of their municipalities, they might want to immediately start contacting…
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The First of the 3 E’s to Bring Short-Term Rentals into Compliance The fast-growing popularity of online short-term rental (STR) platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO has created a rapid…
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