Maryland Senate considers restrictive STR rules

The Maryland state Senate Finance Committee is considering restrictive rules for short term rental hosts in that state, which among other things would require hosts to have fire sprinkler systems installed in their homes, and would also require that host's private information which is proprietary info held by the listing platform, be shared with the government and various state agencies.

See the document here:

mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0463f.pdf

Maryland hosts are urged to write to their senators and oppose this legislation.

For quick reference, the email addresses for the Chief Patron of the bill and the members of the Senate Finance Committee are below:
Bill Sponsor:
Senator Joan Carter Conway, joan.carter.conway@senate.state.md.us
Members of the Senate Finance Committee:
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, Chair: thomas.mclain.middleton@senate.state.md.us
Senator John C. Astle, Vice-Chair: john.astle@senate.state.md.us
Senator Joanne C. Benson: joanne.benson@senate.state.md.us
Brian J. Feldman: brian.feldman@senate.state.md.us
Stephen S. Hershey, Jr.: steve.hershey@senate.state.md.us
J.B. Jennings: jb.jennings@senate.state.md.us
Katherine A. Klausmeier: katherine.klausmeier@senate.state.md.us
James N. Mathias, Jr.: james.mathias@senate.state.md.us
Nathaniel T. Oaks: nathaniel.oaks@senate.state.md.us
Edward R. Reilly: edward.reilly@senate.state.md.us
James C. Rosapepe: jim.rosapepe@senate.state.md.us