Need regulation insight for STR VRBO and Airbnb

[Candy Lowen]

Hi,

I own a home built as a STR property near the stadiums in Nside. I recently listed on VRBO and now have my calendar blocked by the company after speaking with a potential property manager. The property manager asked if I have a short term rental permit which I do not so must have told VRBO and they blocked the calendar

A few questions:
Is a short term rental permit required in Pittsburgh?

Does anyone have experience with the process of getting one?

Are they still available to apply for?

How long do they take?

If not available any longer is it possible to transfer the permit from a previous str host?

This is a big problem as its cutting off my rental income for all the blocked time on VRBO so any insight is greatly appreciated.