Documentary Evidence & Body Corporate Disputes: How SA Hosts Win Compliance Battles
If you operate an Airbnb in a sectional title scheme, an estate or a complex anywhere in South Africa, you’ve probably seen the trend. Body corporates and HOAs are increasingly hostile to short-term lets. Special resolutions banning STR operations are being tabled across Cape Town, Sandton and Umhlanga. Trustees are issuing fines, demanding removal of […]
Ideal Indoor Temperature & Humidity for Short-Term Rentals And How to Keep It That Way
When guests book your short-term rental, they’re not just paying for a roof over their heads, they’re paying for a comfortable experience. And two of the biggest (and most overlooked) factors in that comfort? Temperature and humidity. Get them right, and guests barely notice, they just feel at home. Get them wrong, and you end […]
STR Upselling: How to Increase Short-Term Rental Revenue on Autopilot in 2026
Most hosts set their nightly rate, list the property, and wait for bookings. That strategy worked in 2022. In 2026, it’s leaving a significant amount of money behind. With Airbnb now charging hosts up to 15.5% in platform fees on every booking and OTA competition squeezing margins on all sides, relying on the nightly rate […]
Managing Noise, Smoking, & Property Damage in Your SA Vacation Rental
Noise gets the headlines, but it’s not the only behaviour South African hosts have to manage. Smoking, trash, pollution complaints, occupancy violations and property damage cause more cumulative loss across the SA STR sector than any other category. With the new Draft Code of Good Practice requiring hosts to inform guests of community norms and […]
San Bernardino County’s Outdoor Noise Monitoring Program: What Short-Term Rental Operators Need to Know
If you operate a short-term rental in San Bernardino County, like Big Bear, Lake Arrowhead, Joshua Tree, or anywhere else in the unincorporated county, there’s a county program you should know about. It can put $150 back in your pocket at permit time, and more importantly, it signals where STR regulation is heading across California […]
Noise Monitoring for SA Short-Term Rentals: Meeting Municipal Decibel Limits in Cape Town, JHB & Durban
Airbnb noise complaints in South Africa are the single most common cause of municipal fines, body corporate disputes and bad reviews for STR hosts. With the new Draft Code of Good Practice requiring hosts to inform guests of relevant bylaws covering noise, and to take reasonable steps to ensure guests comply, getting noise monitoring for […]
The Complete Guide to Noise Monitoring for Affordable Housing: Protecting Residents, Ensuring Compliance, and Reducing Management Costs
Affordable housing exists to provide stability. For the millions of low-income families, elderly residents, individuals with disabilities, and working households who depend on subsidized, council, or social housing for their home, the promise of affordable housing is straightforward: a safe, secure, and habitable place to live. Noise — chronic, unmanaged, and unresolved — is one […]
How Noise Monitoring Helps Affordable Housing Providers Cut Costs and Keep Good Tenants
For affordable housing providers, the financial pressure is constant. Operating within tight budget constraints, managing ageing building stock, and navigating an increasingly demanding regulatory environment — all while delivering the quality of housing management that residents deserve and regulators expect — leaves very little margin for the avoidable costs that poorly managed noise disputes generate. […]
How to Prevent Parties in Your South African Airbnb (Before They Cost You Thousands)
Every South African host has heard the story, or lived it. A “couple from Joburg” books a Camps Bay villa for the weekend, twenty people arrive Friday night, the body corporate calls at 02:00, and by Sunday morning there’s R40,000 in damage and a one-star review tanking your search ranking. Knowing how to prevent parties […]