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Houston to require short- term rental registration Houston officials approved a short-term rental ordinance during an April 16 City Council meeting after months of debate with city officials and short-term rental owners. In a nutshell Taking effect Jan. 1, the ordinance will make it unlawful to operate an STR without a valid registration certificate, which costs $275 annually, with the city’s Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department. The ordinance also prohibits STRs from adver- tising as event spaces, and STR platforms would be required to remove the listing of any rental that is found to be operating without a valid city registration. What they’re saying Council member Letitia Plummer recommended
IAH terminal named for Sheila Jackson Lee Terminal E has officially been renamed to “Sheila Jackson Lee Terminal E” in honor of former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, after council members voted unanimously April 16 during City Council. What’s happening? Houston Airport System officials said they are working with the family of the late congresswoman and the Mayor’s office on a timeline to design and install a plaque that will officially change the name of the terminal. They aim to make the change by this summer. “We’re not affixing just a name to a build- ing,” said Erica Lee Carter, Lee’s daughter and former U.S. representative. “We’re telling the world that Sheila Jackson Lee mattered to Houston.”
Short-term rentals are defined as dwelling units or any portion of a dwelling unit that is rented out for less than 30 consecutive days, excluding hotels, bed and breakfasts, and any other group homes.
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3,428 short-term rental listings in the Heights, River Oaks and Montrose as of April
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the creation of a task force with STR operators and owners who can bring their lived experience to share how this ordinance is positively or nega- tively affecting them.
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