A guide to Asheville’s short-term vacation rental rules: Can you rent your space?

ASHEVILLE – Are vacation rentals completely banned in the city? What about renting out just a room or two to tourists? The city’s fast-changing rules on short-term vacation rentals (“STVRs” also, sometimes called “STRs”) have made it difficult to know what’s legal. That’s important because illegal tourist rentals face $500 daily fines. By their simplest definition, STVRs …