Ocean City validated the necessary signatures on a petition against ordinances to restrict short-term rentals in certain parts of town, paving the way for a referendum vote. Led by a group called OCMD ...

OCEAN CITY — For nearly four decades, Ocean City Mayor Richard Meehan has been involved in the beach town’s politics. First elected to City Council in 1985, he became council president in 1990 before ...

Vacationers in Ocean City should prepare to pay a bit more for their Jersey Shore rentals if they use sites such as Airbnb or Vrbo. In a 4-3 vote, city council members decided last week to charge ...

Voters in Ocean City, Maryland, rejected an ordinance that would have put restrictions on short-term rental properties. The ordinance failed during a special election Tuesday, with 800 votes for and ...

Ocean City, Maryland residents will vote in a special election on July 22, 2025, to decide the fate of short-term rentals. Town council candidates discussed occupancy limits and minimum lengths of ...

Less than three months after a referendum on the subject, the Ocean City council revived a discussion this week on where short-term rentals should be allowed and how long people could be permitted to ...

AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY, AND MAYBE YOU’RE PLANNING A TRIP TO OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND THIS SUMMER. HEADING TO THE BEACH? WELL, THERE ARE SOME NEW RULES SURROUNDING SHORT TERM RENTALS. THIS APPLIES TO ...

OCEAN CITY, Md. -- Earlier this week, Mayor Rick Meehan appeared on live radio and commented on people petitioning against the town's short-term rental restrictions. Critics of the restrictions said ...