Time runs out on Florida vacation rentals fight

A legislative fight over further restricting local governments’ ability to regulate vacation rental properties appears to have withered, after a key Senate committee ran out of time Tuesday before taking up the issue. Wrangling about oversight of short-term rentals has escalated in the Republican-controlled Legislature as the popularity of properties advertised on platforms such as Airbnb has mushroomed. But, with time running out on the 2021 legislative session, Senate Rules Chairwoman Kathleen…Original Article