Slightly different issue, but Florida and other vacation states have passed industry protection laws that limit the ability to make a short term lease without paying hotel fees/taxes.
So if I want to rent my home in FL to someone from Michigan for a few weeks in January, I must legally do so under the laws that govern hotels, not the laws that govern home leases. Its real BS.
The gub'mint tried protecting us against AirBnB as well as Uber/Lyft.
Aren't you glad they failed?
Congratulations to the entrepreneurs who have taken on the status quo and provided alternatives to consumers.