Hosting platforms must register before booking short-term rentals

(a) It is unlawful for any hosting platform to provide booking services to owners or operators of bed and breakfast homes or transient vacation units located within the city without first registering with the department. In order to register, a hosting platform shall provide a hosting platform registration statement to the director, in a form prescribed by the director, pay a registration fee of $100, and agree in writing: (1) To obtain written consent from all owners or operators of bed and breakfast homes or transient vacation units located within the city for the disclosure of the information required under § 21-2A.30 ; and (2) To furnish such information to the city in accordance with § 21-2A.30 . (b) A hosting platform may cancel its registration under this section by delivering written notice of cancellation to the director. The director may cancel a hosting platform's registration under this section for cause, including any violation of this article, by delivering written notice of cancellation to the hosting platform no later than 90 days prior to the effective date of cancellation. Nothing in this section relieves the owner or operator of a bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit located within the city from the requirements set forth in § 21-5.730 .