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The 20 entries
The register is organised the way a rule is filed: by the backbone, from registration and licensing through caps, residence, taxes, platform duties, safety and enforcement, then by jurisdiction, from the EU framework to the Gulf. Each entry is one cluster of guides, completed whole.
Entry 01 Registration and licensing systems What registration is, how a licence is obtained and kept, and what happens to a listing without one. 18 guides Entry 02 Night caps and day limits How night caps are counted, how hosted and unhosted caps differ, and what happens when a cap is reached. 14 guides Entry 03 Primary-residence requirements What counts as a primary residence, how it is proved, and how renter hosting and landlord permission fit in. 12 guides Entry 04 Tourist and occupancy taxes Transient occupancy and lodging taxes: who collects, who remits, how filing works, and where platform collection stops. 16 guides Entry 05 Platform obligations What platforms must verify, display, report and remove, and how those duties reach the host. 13 guides Entry 06 Zoning and building-level restrictions Residential zones, condo and HOA rules, tourist zones, and allocation systems such as lotteries. 15 guides Entry 07 Enforcement and penalties Fine scales, repeat-violation escalation, complaint-driven and data-driven enforcement, and revocation. 11 guides Entry 08 Safety and habitability standards Fire and carbon monoxide alarms, gas and electrical checks, inspections, and guest-capacity limits. 14 guides Entry 09 Insurance and liability Host insurance duties, where platform cover stops, and added-insurance mandates. 10 guides Entry 10 Rental income tax How rental income is treated, the 14-day exception, reporting forms, and mixed-use apportionment, in general terms only. 12 guides Entry 11 Preemption and state-local conflicts When a state law overrides a local rule, and how Idaho, Indiana and Florida conflicts change host strategy. 9 guides Entry 12 The EU short-term rental framework Regulation (EU) 2024/1028, member-state rollouts, and Ireland as the lead example, with its register opening 1 December 2026. 17 guides Entry 13 France Loi Le Meur in full, the 90-night principal-residence cap in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Nice, registration, and taxes. 16 guides Entry 14 New York City Local Law 18, Office of Special Enforcement registration, the host-present rule, the two-guest limit, and fines. 13 guides Entry 15 California Los Angeles home-sharing, San Francisco certification and its 90-night cap, San Diego tiers and lottery, and SB 346 disclosure. 19 guides Entry 16 Texas Austin Type 1 and Type 2 licences with 2026 platform verification, Houston registration, San Antonio permits, and state posture. 14 guides Entry 17 Florida State preemption, the DBPR licence, Miami zoning, Orlando and Kissimmee, and the local rules that survive preemption. 12 guides Entry 18 United Kingdom England registration, the London 90-night rule, Scotland licensing, planning permission, and the Wales position. 15 guides Entry 19 Canada British Columbia rules and deduction denial, Vancouver taxes, Toronto and Ottawa principal residence, and Ontario fire rules. 14 guides Entry 20 The Gulf Dubai holiday-home licensing, Abu Dhabi rules, Saudi regulation, and short-stay levy comparisons. 11 guides