TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- Starting in December, Expedia-owned home sharing companies VRBO and Homeaway will begin collecting and remitting local tourist development taxes for several counties in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — There's a battle brewing in Florida. Should the governor sign a bill giving the state more control over short-term vacation rentals? Lawmakers have been trying for years to get ...

Beach vacation rental home and sunset. By Dreamer Company via iStock for WMNF. Florida lawmakers again could not reach an agreement on a plan to address vacation-rental properties, with a key senator ...

TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, says there's a vacation rental property next to his home and one behind it. Short-term vacation rentals pack many communities across ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed travel in the past year as vacationers look for safe settings that will allow them to relax and enjoy beautiful, warm weather. And few places are feeling this change ...

The Florida House and Senate would still have to agree on two slightly different vacation rental bills before the measure becomes law. Florida lawmakers have made progress on regulating short-term ...

A years-long effort to block local governments from regulating vacation rentals is on the move again, as Florida House and Senate leaders revive a proposal to prevent cities and counties from ...

Florida may be easing its ban on vacation rentals — but New Yorkers need not apply just yet. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is allowing counties to submit plans to reopen vacation rentals for ...

LAKELAND — If one Florida senator gets his way, local governments may soon lose control over one ever-expanding industry: short-term rentals. Florida Senate Bill 522 was filed by Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers again could not reach an agreement on a plan to address vacation-rental properties, with a key senator pledging to continue working on the issue next year.