By LANDON WOODROOF A bill that would ban local governments from prohibiting short-term rentals has been revived on the state level and drew strong rebukes Monday night from some members of Brentwood’s City Commission. The latest version of Senate Bill 1086 allows for municipalities to put in place certain regulations regarding short-term rentals such as …

By LANDON WOODROOF Last week, the State Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, chaired by Sen. Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, deferred action on SB1086, a bill that would strip away local governments’ right to prohibit short-term rentals such as those offered by Airbnb and similar companies. The bill has been re-scheduled to appear before the committee at …

By LANDON WOODROOF An ordinance that would strictly define what constitutes a single-family dwelling in Nolensville passed in a 3 to 2 vote at Thursday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. The ordinance would effectively prohibit short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs, in town by stating that “no single-family residence or portion thereof may be rented …

By LANDON WOODROOF Short-term rentals like those offered through Airbnb and similar companies are already prohibited in the Town of Nolensville. At Tuesday night’s Planning Commission meeting, though, commissioners gave initial approval to a text amendment to the town’s zoning ordinance that would make more explicit the Nolensville’s opposition to short-term rentals. As various town …