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Rent Responsibly is the community building and education platform for local short-term rental alliances. Our tools and alliance management services equip local leaders to build successful, self-sustaining organizations of short-term rental hosts, managers and all other stakeholders. We make it easy for leaders and members to connect, collaborate, solve common challenges, advocate for themselves, steward their communities, and rent responsibly.
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February 2025 Newsletter
After years of browsing cheese at my local grocery store, I only recently noticed that many of them have detailed descriptions – and they are highly entertaining. The one that caught my eye first was for a Murray’s fromager d’affinois: It quivers. It beckons....
January 2025 Newsletter
All indicators are flashing red – BLINK BLINK BLINK – that local and state STR regulatory discussions are escalating even more this year. Bans, caps, tax hikes, operating requirements – everything is on the table. Goodness gracious, aren’t things hard enough...
December 2024 Newsletter
The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. – Laurie Colwin Last week, Rent Responsibly celebrated our 5th Anniversary (can you believe it!), and over a special-edition team...
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Esmond Fountain: The connector behind the RR Network community
Esmond Fountain had a sheltered upbringing, where journaling often replaced television as the main form of entertainment. Growing up as a military brat, he moved from base to base, adapting to new cultures and learning to embrace new faces and changes with a spirit of...
Top 10 Articles of 2024
This year, the STR industry faced increasing headwinds that show no sign of slowing. As our top articles this year show, it’s these trying times that light up the entrepreneurial nature of hosts and property managers. We as an STR community have been asking, “How can...
Kris Leslie-Curtis: A champion for New Mexico Short-Term Rentals
Like many STR alliance leaders, Kris Leslie-Curtis was already deeply involved in multiple endeavors before stepping into the role of president of the Santa Fe STRA, which she inherited from founding president Fran Maier. Kris, who was serving on five HOA boards and...
Rent Responsibly in the News
Alex and Annie Vacation Rental Podcast
How Rent Responsibly is Closing the Information Gap in STR Regulations – with Founders David Krauss & Alexa Nota
February 5, 2025
Direct Booking Success Podcast
Short-term Rental Alliance Building 101: Getting a Seat at the Regulatory Table with Dana Lubner
May 6, 2024
The New York Times
S’mores Kits? Saunas? Short-Term Rental Hosts Scramble to Stand Out
April 14, 2024
Get Paid For Your Pad Podcast
The state of the STR industry with Rent Responsibly’s David Krauss
April 1, 2024
Hospitable Podcast
How Responsible Hosting Can Help Your Vacation Rental Business to Succeed with Rent Responsibly
March 6, 2024
Humans in Hospitality
Humans in Hospitality – Finger Lakes Vacation Rental Association
February 16, 2024
The Vacation Rental Micro-School Podcast
What Does it Mean to “Rent Responsibly”? with Alexa Nota
October 30, 2023
The Art of Hospitality Podcast
How Should We be Thinking about Vacation Rental Advocacy & Regulations?
August 16, 2023
Porch
Expert Insights: A Comprehensive Guide to Launching a Short-Term Rental Business
June 13, 2023
Visit Greater Palm Spring
Visit Greater Palm Springs Partners with VRBO and Rent Responsibly on Short-Term Rental Resources
April 10, 2023
Alex and Annie Vacation Rental Podcast
We Are Not Airbnb… So What ARE We? With Rent Responsibly’s David Krauss
February 1, 2023
ShortTermRentalz
Rent Responsibly, and College of Charleston publish a nationwide study
January 28, 2022
The no BS short-term rental podcast
Listen to Find Solutions with featured guest David Krauss
September 7, 2021
VRM Intel
Lessons from the Auto Industry’s History Provide a Road Map for Regulatory Success in Short-Term Rentals
Winter 2021 Issue
Short Term Rentalz
What would a Trump / Biden US Election win mean for the short-term rental industry?
November 5, 2020
Short Term Rental Secrets
The State of the STR Industry & Renting Responsibly with David Krauss
June 17, 2020
Pillow Talk Media
AJL Profitability Hub #2: The Associations – Is there a case for consolidating lobbying power?
May 25, 2020
Business Wire
COVID-19 Impact Survey Highlights Short-Term Rentals’ Importance to Economic Recovery in Florida
May 18, 2020
Vacation Rental Formula
Vacation Rental Success: Take the Pledge & Short Term Rent Responsibly with David Krauss
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