SACRAMENTO — HomeAway Inc., the online vacation rental operator, has joined the fray over new short-term housing regulations now under consideration in the state Capitol. The Austin-based company recently retained Dunn Consulting for lobbying services, according to records filed with the state. Competitor Airbnb Inc. hired lobbying firm KP Public Affairs at the start of the year.
Of interest to the home-rental facilitators is SB 593, which would require such “hosting platforms” to give cities and counties the addresses of rental residences, the number of nights the sites were occupied and the amounts the renters paid. Not surprisingly, the bill is backed by a number of municipalities and hotel lobbies. Airbnb and advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, however, say that the regulations threaten the privacy of both residential owners and renters.
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