Stricter rules could be on the way for property owners operating short-term rentals in Austin.
Austin City Council members are set to vote today on several new rules that they hope will crack down on unlicensed short-term rentals, something the council has been trying to do for years.
“We want to bring the STRs platforms into the process of helping us effectively enforce our licensing requirements,” said Daniel Word, the assistant director with Austin’s Development Services Department, which oversees short-term rentals…