Lynn Minges ASHEVILLE FORUM ON SHORT TERM RENTALS

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1 Lynn Minges ASHEVILLE FORUM ON SHORT TERM RENTALS January 21, 2015

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3 17,500 Restaurants 1,700 Lodging Establishments $19.4 Billion in Sales 11 percent of North Carolina s workforce 3

4 Stronger Together The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association represents over 3,000 restaurant and lodging establishments across the state. 4

5 Stronger Together 5

6 Advocacy Key issues: Airbnb / short term online rentals Online travel companies (OTCs) Occupancy taxes Meals taxes School calendar ABC issues Jet fuel tax Travel & tourism promotion Regulatory Reform Minimum wage/tip credit/paid sick leave Healthcare/Affordable Care Act Immigration 6

7 Short Term Online Rentals: The Focus 1. Level playing field 2. Equal treatment 3. Guest Safeguards 4. Collaborative approach 7

8 Short Term Online Rentals: The Focus 1. Level playing field: ensuring equal application of city/state/federal laws 8

9 Short Term Online Rentals: The Focus 2. Equal treatment: fire and safety regulations, ADA guidelines, sales and occupancy taxes 9

10 Short Term Online Rentals: The Focus 3. Guest safeguards: hotels offer latest safety and security equipment and procedures; short-term rentals do not always offer these 10

11 Short Term Online Rentals: The Focus 4. Collaborative approach: condo and tenant groups, concerned neighbors, tax associations, labor, disability advocates, affordable housing proponents. 11

12 Short Term Online Rentals Ensure a fair, free market for lodging services across NC and ensure all businesses that contribute to the state s economy are able to succeed. 12

13 It s Big Business In A Growing Industry $500,000,000 $450,000,000 Capital Raised by STORM Companies Since 2005 Airbnb raises $450M, valued $400,000,000 $350,000,000 $300,000,000 $250,000,000 $200,000,000 $150,000,000 $100,000,000 HomeAway (VRBO) raises $160 million Malibu, CA is one of the first cities to crack down on short- Airbnb begins raising seed capital Airbnb lists over 500,000 listings TripAdvisor (FlipKey) lists 555,000 rentals HomeAway (VRBO) goes public, $2.89B Mkt cap, lists 952,000 $50,000,000 $ /

14 Unequal Playing Field Health and Safety Health and Safety Insurance Traditional Business Taxes Insurance STORMs Taxes? Zoning Legal Troubles Zoning 14 14

15 Current Fights Portland Boston Long Island SF Palm Springs Malibu Jackson Hole Grand Rapids NOLA Savannah Ocean City Asheville NYC Buloxi 15 15

16 NEIGHBORS FOR OVERNIGHT OVERSIGHT

17 Who We Are 17 17

18 Areas of Focus Health & Safety Affordable Housing STORMS Community Integrity Equal Responsibility 18 18

19 Model Legislation Protecting Consumers Fire Prevention Door Locks Health & Safety Inspections Accessibility Requirements Community Safeguards Proper Zoning Protect Affordable Housing Proper Insurance Notification Level Playing Field Collect and Remit Owed Taxes Proper Licensing Notice of Requirements 19 19

20 Activities in North Carolina Partnership with Neighbors for Overnight Oversight Presentation to NC General Assembly Revenue Laws Study Committee Engagement with the media Educating stakeholders Goals for the upcoming session 20

21 Activities in North Carolina 21

22 Activities in North Carolina Presentation to NC General Assembly Revenue Laws Study Committee 22

23 Activities in North Carolina Engagement with the media 23

24 Activities in North Carolina Educating stakeholders 24

25 Activities in North Carolina Goals for the upcoming session 25

26 Activities in North Carolina Goals for the upcoming session: 1. Central State Registry 2. Sales Tax 3. Occupancy Tax 4. Safety and Security 26

27 Activities in North Carolina Goals for the upcoming session: Collect sales and occupancy taxes Airbnb remit sales and occupancy taxes directly to state and local governments Hosts that collect rent directly from guests (not via Airbnb) should remit sales and occupancy taxes as the law requires 27

28 Activities in North Carolina Goals for the upcoming session: Safety and Security NC Vacation Rental Act covers rental of property for vacation, leisure, or recreation and requires: - Written agreement and trust account - Compliance with building and housing codes - Property in fit and habitable condition - Systems/appliances in good and safe working order - Operable smoke detectors 28

29 Activities in North Carolina Support efforts of local governments to enforce zoning and other regulations. 29

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31 Lynn Minges ASHEVILLE FORUM ON SHORT TERM RENTALS January 21, 2015