Short-Term Rentals

Aldermen approved the bill authorizing the new regulations in 2023, but the city gave the building department a year to come up with the exact rules.

The measure levies an extra 3%-per-night fee on the cost of a short-term rental, with the money going to affordable housing.

Because officials currently lack a good count of the number of short-term rentals operating in the city, the exact amount of revenue that could be raised by the fee is unknown.

The proposal would levy a 3% fee on the price of a short-term rental. The revenue would go toward affordable housing.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen's 6th Ward alderwoman is the first Latina to serve in the legislative body.

University City-based Matthew Chase is one of the busiest eviction attorneys in both St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County — as evidenced by the fact that many of the area’s biggest landlords have picked them as their go-to guy.

Eviction filings have always come fast and cheap in Missouri — a legacy of Missouri’s long history of weak tenant protections. Now, eviction filings are happening faster than before the pandemic.

The new regulations take effect no later than next year. They require permits to operate properties and limit the number of short-term rentals in a building, among other new rules.

The regulations include requiring short-term rental operators to get a permit before leasing out their properties on Airbnb and other platforms.

St. Louis’ assessor says some Airbnb and Vrbo hosts are running unlicensed businesses. They need to pay up.