Denver readies rules for Airbnb, VRBO owners as multi-property owners push back

City rule crafted in attempt to keep tight, expensive housing market from getting worse

Denver's proposed rules for regulating and taxing short-term rentals took two years to create. But even before the first official airing of the measure, resistance is building against limiting by-owner rentals to primary residences only. Economists estimate that as many as 40 percent of short-term rentals offered on sites such as Airbnb, FlipKey and VRBO are marketed by people who own more than one property. Read article