Adam Gaudet: Compromise on STRs

It is a relatively rare occurrence when Democrats and Republicans agree on legislation at the State House these days. It’s worth noting, then, that in a near-unanimous state Senate vote last month, both parties supported Senate Bill 249 — designed to prevent municipalities from outright banning residential one-and two-family buildings from being used for short-term rentals, while simultaneously expanding a municipality’s regulatory authority.

Of course, not everyone is on board, but even a group of town officials who recently wrote to legislators expressing their concerns with SB 249 acknowledged that short-term rentals, “rarely creates a problem for anyone.”