Governments that force investors to jump through hoops in an effort to try to chase away investors and legislate their way to a higher proportion of owner-occupied housing are to be avoided.

:While jurisdictions may legislate their own definitions of fraud (criminal or civil) by statutes, here is one specifically related to a real estate transaction in Indiana, as stated by the US Supreme Court in Lawyers Title Ins.

You might expect more legislation of this nature in the future among other aggressive states.Any other questions?

How will forbearance be legislated?

We will be working to try to affect this law in other legislative ways, but cannot hope to gain traction unless our members have clearly communicated that they are opposed to this portion of the rules.

For me the main risks associated to STR through Airbnb are (i) the possibility of legislation restricting how owners can rent and (ii) paying too much for a property just because the yield during tourist season is high. 

Only place for it now is from the fed and they are saying they are holding firm, so where will any stimulus come from with a tight fed and no legislation being passed in the next 2 year lame duck presidency?

We have several real estate related bills on the table here in Virginia for the 2020 legislative session.

Whether legislation is good or not is not something I want to get into. 

Mayle called the ordinance a case of “legislative malpractice”.