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The Latest Laws and Tactics Shaping Vacation Rentals
Explore current legal and tax challenges of Airbnb, VRBO, Bookings.com, and other short-term rentals in this 6-hour national CLE webcast. Experienced practitioners will help you align your advice with zoning, HOA, and local ordinance trends. Hear a detailed analysis of how the new federal tax law OBBBA is reshaping short-term rentals' entity choice, tax reporting, and deductions planning. Gain practical strategies for drafting leases, managing compliance, and advising property owners, investors, and municipalities nationwide - register today!
- Apply practical drafting solutions that anticipate real-world enforcement issues.
- Advise HOAs and owners on how to balance property rights and community restrictions.
- Audit clients' rental operations for compliance and risk exposure.
- Adopt your tax planning and reporting practices to the latest changes in the law.
- Prepare defenses for clients facing regulatory actions.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Lease Drafting and Risk Management for Short-Term Rental Operators
- The Short-Term Rental (STR) Revolution
- Regulatory Frameworks for STRs: Common Trends From Around the Country
- HOA/Condominium Governance, Nuisance, and Litigation Trends
- Current Tax-Planning Checklist for the Short-Term Rental Operator
- Current Problem Areas: Ways to Avert and Resolve Disputes
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Alabama CLE |
|
6 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2028 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Florida CLE |
|
7 Total | 10-31-2027 |
| Georgia CLE |
|
6 Total | 12-31-2027 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Iowa CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2027 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-15-2028 |
| Indiana CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2027 |
| Kansas CLE |
|
7 Total | 04-16-2027 |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-15-2028 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
6 Total | 07-31-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2029 |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total | 02-28-2027 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2029 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2029 |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
7.2 Total | 01-13-2027 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2029 |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total | 04-17-2029 |
| Ohio CLE |
|
6 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2029 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-16-2028 |
| Texas CLE |
|
6 Total | 03-31-2027 |
| Utah CLE |
|
6 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Virginia CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-31-2026 |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total | 04-16-2031 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2027 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total | 04-17-2028 |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
6 Total |
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Agenda
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Lease Drafting and Risk Management for Short-Term Rental Operators
- Long-Term Residential Leases vs. Short-Term Platform-Type Agreements
- Drafting and Reviewing Lease/Occupancy Agreements: in Detail (With Sample Language)
- Unique Insurance and Liability Issues
- Condominium/HOA Approval: Draft and Review Issues
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The Short-Term Rental (STR) Revolution
- How Airbnb, VRBO, and Similar Platforms Transformed Property Use
- Laws Governing Short-Term Leases: Federal vs. Local Authority
- National Litigation and Policy Trends
- Recent Developments and Hot-Button Issues
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Regulatory Frameworks for STRs: Common Trends From Around the Country
- Licensing, Registration, Occupancy Limits
- Municipal Zoning/Land Use Rules: Transient Occupancy Definitions, Special Uses, etc.
- Lodging Tax Regimes
- Auditing Short-Term Rental Operations for Compliance
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HOA/Condominium Governance, Nuisance, and Litigation Trends
- How HOAs and Condos Restrict or Regulate Short-Term Rentals
- Validity and Enforceability of Rental Bans
- Noise, Nuisance, and Zoning Enforcement Litigation
- Notable Case Law: Precedents From Florida, California, New York, and Other Courts
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Current Tax-Planning Checklist for the Short-Term Rental Operator
- OBBBA Tax Takeaways for Short-Term Rentals
- Entity Choice Analysis Post-OBBBA: Individual, Partnership, S-Corp, or LLC
- Classification and Reporting of Income
- Deducting Expenses
- Bonus Depreciation and Expensing of Improvements
- Multijurisdictional Tax Issues
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Current Problem Areas: Ways to Avert and Resolve Disputes
- Contract Cancellation, Termination, and Release
- Responsibility for Damages Caused by the Guests
- Holding Airbnb/VRBO Responsible for the Damages
- Holding the Guest/Tenant Responsible for the Damages
Who Should Attend
This legal update is designed for attorneys. Accountants, tax professionals, municipal administrators, HOA and condominium directors, and paralegals will also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Robyn K. Kish
is an associate attorney at Lavelle Law, Ltd. and has practiced law for more than 20 years, with substantial experience in community association governance, covenant enforcement, collections, and litigation. Her practice is concentrated in the representation of condominiums, homeowners, and other common interest community associations, including drafting, reviewing, and amending governing documents; enforcing governing documents; handling collections; advising on nuisance and occupancy disputes; and litigating complex association controversies. She also maintains an active practice in general civil litigation, evictions, and bankruptcy matters, giving her a broad litigation perspective that informs her governance and risk-management counsel. Robyn earned her B.A., cum laude, in English, with minors in professional writing and business management from Bradley University, and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. She is admitted to practice before the Illinois Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Robyn is a recognized leader within the Illinois Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, where she serves on the Board of Directors, chairs the Homeowner Leaders Education Committee, and sits on the Illinois Legislative Action Committee. Through these roles, she helps shape educational programming and legislative initiatives affecting community associations throughout Illinois.
Speaker bio
Eric M. Steven
is the principal and managing attorney of Steven Law Office in Spokane with a practice emphasis in the area of landlord-tenant relations and housing. He practices in both state and federal courts in all Washington counties east of the Cascades and in northern Idaho. He is one of the few attorneys in Washington to actually defend a fair housing case in a federal court jury trial. He is active in legislative reform and advisory counsel for the Washington Apartment Association. Mr. Steven earned his B.A. degree from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law. As a licensed instructor in real estate, he frequently lectures to attorneys, property managers, law enforcement, and owners at continuing legal education programs. He is the author of From Landlord/Tenant to Debt Collector/Consumer and Back Again, Gonzaga Law Review, and A Comparison of Residential Tenancies in Idaho and Washington State (2013), now available on the internet, publication pending. For the last several years, Mr. Steven has been an invited speaker at the Trends conference in Seattle, Washington, the northwest's largest rental housing management conference. As one of the most highly evaluated CLE instructors statewide in 2003, he was selected by the Washington State Bar Association to speak in the WSBA Encore "Best of CLE" series. Mr. Steven is a frequent speaker for the Washington State Bar and Spokane County Bar Association. He is a member of the Washington State, Idaho, Spokane County, Federal and Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy bar associations. In 2019, Steven Law Office was named Top Housing Law Firm of the Year by Lawyer Monthly magazine. In 2023, Inc. magazine named Steven Law Office a Power Partner in business. Mr. Steven was named by National Business Institute, a nationwide CLE sponsor, as the "Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year for 2023", based upon peer review and other factors.
Speaker bio
Alan P. Fox
is an attorney with Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. He is chair of Capehart Scatchard's Alternative Energy Group, representing clients in various sectors, including shopping centers, public and private schools, retail, office buildings, warehouses, farming, and residential properties. Mr. Fox has experience handling transactions related to photovoltaic solar powered electricity production systems including PPA, obtaining permits and approvals for utility scale projects in southern New Jersey, and solar systems for owners of industrial and commercial properties. Additionally, he serves as co-chair of the firm's real estate and land use group, and is a shareholder in its commercial litigation, and business and tax groups. Mr. Fox's 35+ years of experience in these areas includes presenting land use applications before planning/zoning boards, litigating zoning matters at the trial and appellate levels, serving as solicitor to the Riverside Township Planning and Zoning Boards for eight years, protecting creditors' rights, and performing as outside general counsel for various private companies with local, regional and national needs. He earned his B.A. degree from Rutgers College and his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law. Mr. Fox is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the districts of New Jersey, and Western and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Speaker bio
Harley M. Sherman
is the founder of Harley M. Sherman CPA where he has over 20 years of experience in personal income tax, home-based budgeting, small business start-up activities, accounting and income tax issues. He has been responsible for servicing clients in the medical, food service, real estate, governmental, and construction industries. Mr. Sherman is a graduate of Central Michigan University where he received his B.S. degree and he earned his M.S. degree in Professional Accountancy from Walsh College. He is an Adjunct Professor of Accounting and Income Tax at Oakland Community College. Mr. Sherman is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Michigan Association of CPAs. He also obtained a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), a Six Sigma Greenbelt from Lawrence Technical University, and is also a Quickbooks ProAdvisor.
Speaker bio
Mark B. Hazelbaker
is an attorney with Weld Riley, S.C. He continues to emphasize representation of local governments, small businesses, and litigation. Mr. Hazelbaker began his career as legal counsel of the Wisconsin Counties Association. He served as personnel director/corporation counsel, and later as administrative coordinator for Manitowoc County. Mr. Hazelbaker has been in private practice since 1992, first with downtown Madison law firms, and then in his own firm since 1999. He has lectured many times on labor and employment law, land use law, and municipal law for various business and professional groups. Mr. Hazelbaker has also published law reviews and other articles. He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin (Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Government Lawyers Division sections). Mr. Hazelbaker earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
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