April 19, 2017
The Indiana House narrowly failed to pass a proposal Wednesday that would have banned local governments from regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb, likely imperiling the measure for the session. Rep. Matt Lehman’s bill was an attempt to navigate regulations on short-term rentals amid a changing market, which he says would protect the private property rights of citizens. It faced opposition from both sides of the aisle, though, with critics saying it would have usurped local control of Indiana’s cities and towns…