January 30, 2017
Short-term rentals such as Airbnb units would be regulated more like hotels, taxed and subject to inspections, insurance requirements, and registration with the state, under legislation due for introduction Monday by a House leader. The bill calls for significantly more taxation and regulation than separate plans previously backed by Governor Charlie Baker and the state Senate. It would create three categories of hosts, based on how frequently they rent out their units, and tax them at different rates, according to a copy of the measure obtained by the Globe. The bill’s author, state Representative Aaron Michlewitz of the North End, estimated it would generate around $50 million in revenue, and said the regulations were still shy of those applied to the hotel industry…
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