Every rule line on this site carries a verification level, the date it was checked, and a citation. The levels mean exactly this:
Where a jurisdiction says it is unregulated, that absence was verified, not assumed: the code's table of contents, the zoning use tables and definitions, and the transient occupancy tax chapter were each checked for short-term rental provisions.
Research is AI assisted and human reviewed. Automated researchers read the publishers' code libraries and official pages under fixed rules: quote the operative sentence verbatim or record the field as unknown, never fill a fact from memory, and never present a pending ordinance as current law. The CanIBnB research desk reviews records before they publish, and a build check refuses any page that lacks its citations, quotes, dates, or error link.
Records are re-checked on a rolling schedule. A page whose sources have not been re-checked in six months shows a notice saying so. Pending amendments appear in their own box, marked proposed and not in effect, with the council date.
We verify government rules: state law, city and county ordinances, and official permit registries. We do not check private restrictions. HOAs, CC&Rs, condo associations, and lease terms can prohibit short term rentals even where the city allows them. Before buying or renting, confirm with the HOA or review the CC&Rs for the specific property.
Every page has a Report an error link. A confirmed error is fixed within a week and recorded in the public corrections log with the date. Rules change and cities amend ordinances; if the code and a city's own page disagree, the page says which says what.