By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Sun
State senators voted Monday to block local governments from restricting the ability of property owners to rent out their homes — or even their couches — for short-term or vacation rentals.
The last-minute provision was added to legislation designed to eliminate the requirement for homeowners to collect local taxes every time they rent out a room or a house through “sharing” online services like Airbnb. Instead, it would be the responsibility of the online firms to collect the applicable taxes and forward them to the Department of Revenue, which would send them to the affected jurisdictions.
