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On Thursday, Governor Dan McKee vetoed legislation passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly increasing regulations of short-term rental properties marketed by companies like Airbnb and VRBO.
Rhode Island has been hit by both a murder in Newport and a number of shootings in Providence linked to short-term rental properties.
McKee is his veto letter wrote, “This legislation would require the Department of Business Regulation (DBR) to create and maintain an online registration database for all short-term rental properties that are listed on hosting platforms (STRs). All Rhode Island property owners who rent their property on a short-term basis would be obligated to register with DBR. This registration would be in addition to the existing STR operator registration requirements with the Division of Taxation as well as any city/town registration requirements by local ordinance.”GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAS