Op-Eds
Homeowners Have the Right to Share Their Property
The following op-ed, written by our president Connor Boyack, was published this weekend in the Salt Lake Tribune. The self-styled “sharing economy” has brought innovation and efficiency to a number of industries in Utah, each of...
2016 Bills
HB 409: Putting a Pause on Short-Term Rental Restrictions
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Our first-of-a-kind Freest Cities Index analyzed municipalities throughout Utah on a number of important issues. One metric upon which cities...
Property Rights
Zoning Meets Property Rights: Airbnb and VRBO Outlawed in Several Utah Cities
Recently we interviewed a St. George resident who was warned by a city code enforcement officer that his house sharing attempts via the popular site Airbnb were in violation of an ordinance prohibiting short-term...
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