Assessments, Condos vs. Town Homes
In 2014, long before the pandemic spurred the proliferation of short-term residential home rentals like those offered through Airbnb and other services, the Washington Supreme Court in Wilkinson v. Chiwawa Community...more
A homeowners’ association has lost its battle to enforce a restrictive covenant against an owner who began renting his property on a short-term basis to private parties through his own website and third-party rental sites,...more
An educational webinar series presented by Winstead's Homeowners Association Law Practice Group. Winstead attorney Teddy Holtz will discuss short-term rentals affecting property owners' associations and provide a case law...more
Short-term rentals have become a complex topic for many municipalities, which in turn affects homeowners or Homeowner Associations interested in the issue. Various objectives of the governing body in regard to regulating...more
Short-term rentals of property, including, rentals for as short of time as on an hourly basis, are increasing in frequency around the country. The character of a community can be dramatically altered by such rentals and cause...more
Short-term rentals have become a popular way for homeowners to earn extra income when they are away from their property. Websites like Airbnb and Vrbo have made short-term rentals easy and accessible....more
With the rise of planned communities in Seattle, it is becoming more and more common for properties to be organized and operated as a Homeowner Association (“HOA”). An HOA is typically form as a separate entity with the...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (which covers Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi) recently struck down a City of New Orleans short-term rental (STR) ordinance provision that required STR license holders to be...more
In the not-so-distant past, if you wanted to get from one place to another without a car of your own, you would call a taxi, with your only choice being which of the many taxicab companies to call upon. Now, of course,...more
Recently, Airbnb touted that it generated over 1 Billion Dollars in revenue for the third quarter of 2018 by offering over 5 million short term rental listings in thousands of places across the world. With this boom of...more
In a recent case, the Texas Supreme Court addressed an attempt by a homeowners’ association (“HOA”) to restrict short-term rentals based upon recorded Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (“CC&Rs”) applicable to a...more
The harsh effects on property rights resulting from the California Coastal Act’s broad definition of “development” are on display again following the Second District Court of Appeal’s March 27, 2018 opinion, in Greenfield v....more