The rules and regulations around short-term rentals are changing across the country and they are changing fast. We have created this blog post to keep our members up-to-date and informed on what is happening in the Kansas City Metro.
If you own Short-Term Rentals in the Kansas City Metro, we highly recommend becoming a part of the Kansas City Short-Term Rental Alliance. You can find them on Facebook.
Short Term Rental Updates
November 14, 2023: Attorney Megan Duma and 15 Short Term Rental Operators will be speaking in front of the Board of Zoning Appeals at 9 am. You can attend via phone or Zoom to see what happens. Details are posted on the City Website.
November 7, 2023: Short-Term Rental Manager and MAREI Member Tyler Shirk posts his most recent list of rules. Be sure to double-check with your city as rules are changing quickly. The list below is a snapshot in time and subject to what is posted on city websites and what city staff are able to explain on the phone:
Fall 2023: The city of Shawnee is taking steps to ban short-term rentals in residential areas. The Shawnee Mission post tells us city council voted to move forward with the process, but it has not been finalized
Spring 2023 – Attorney and Short Term Rental owner Megan Duma sues the city of Kansas City Missouri over their licensing process in MDKC, LLC, et al., v City of Kansas City Missouri.
Spring 2023 – Kansas City Missouri changed its licensing process for short term rentals and beefed up its penalties for non-compliance. Part of this process involved banning any new licenses in residential neighborhoods. The process was quite rushed and also moved oversight from one city department to the neighborhoods department.
Winter 2023 – Kansas City Missouri votes to charge a 7.5% Transient Boarding and Accommodation Tax based on the gross receipts for STR for transient guests as well as an occupancy fee of $3.00 per room night on transient guests.
