Ocean City validated the necessary signatures on a petition against ordinances to restrict short-term rentals in certain parts of town, paving the way for a referendum vote. Led by a group called OCMD ...

Ocean City, Maryland residents will vote in a special election on July 22, 2025, to decide the fate of short-term rentals. Town council candidates discussed occupancy limits and minimum lengths of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a tight race in Ocean City, Maryland's special election on short-term rental restrictions, with voters rejecting the ...

Ocean City homeowners will retain the right to offer short-term rentals after voters narrowly rejected a proposed law that aimed to restrict the practice in certain residential areas. In a closely ...

OCEAN CITY, Md. – Ocean City’s long-running debate over short-term rentals came back in front of the mayor and council Monday night, as town leaders voted to keep a pause on new rental licenses in ...

OCEAN CITY — For nearly four decades, Ocean City Mayor Richard Meehan has been involved in the beach town’s politics. First elected to City Council in 1985, he became council president in 1990 before ...

ASSETS. WELL, AS YOU PLAN OUT YOUR OCEAN CITY VACATION, BE AWARE OF NEW RULES SURROUNDING SHORT TERM RENTALS. THE RULES APPLY TO HOMES IN THE R1 AND MH DISTRICTS. IF YOU BOOK A RENTAL IN THESE ...

Airbnb is pushing back against a new tax in Ocean City that will charge a 3% fee to vacationers who book accommodations using online platforms. In a 4-3 vote on July 17, city council approved the tax ...

OCEAN CITY, Md. -- Earlier this week, Mayor Rick Meehan appeared on live radio and commented on people petitioning against the town's short-term rental restrictions. Critics of the restrictions said ...