Towns move forward on regulating short-term rentals

A property with an AirBnB listing on Intervale Avenue in Burlington seen in Sept. 2023. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThis story by Mark Rondeau was first published in the Bennington Banner on Sept. 16, 2026.Shaftsbury is in the process of developing a short-term rental bylaw, while adjacent North Bennington recently finalized the administrative process for enforcing its short-term rental ordinance.According to Vermont law, short-term rental “means a furnished home house, condominiu