About the Right to Rent Collaborative
WHY THIS MATTERS
Advocacy Funding is Our Lifeline
In early 2025, 187 STR bills have already been filed, and that’s just at the state level. At the local and county level, the total number of council meetings on STRs has increased by an average of 1,278 per year since 2021, with no signs of slowing.
Historically, advocacy funding has never kept up with this onslaught of regulatory threats. Advocates burn out. Advocacy groups can’t get off the ground fast enough. Lawsuits burn through the scant money and energy left. The result: a patchwork of restrictive and ineffective laws that force thousands of responsible hosts, managers, and other local businesses to close.
The tipping point is now, and we are rewriting the future.
With a robust war chest deployed nimbly and effectively to industry-aligned advocacy priorities, more STR associations can grow from the ground up, hire the support they need, adopt the technology, and turn the tide toward fair and effective regulatory outcomes – protecting the right to rent long into the future.
Meet the 2025 Board
Julie Marks,
President
Scott Leggat,
At-Large
Amber Knight, Treasurer
Margot Schmorak, Secetary
Meet the 2025 Advisory Committee
Coming Soon!
The Advisory Committee is charged with guiding funding criteria, identifying advocacy priorities, and awarding grants.
About R2RC
Founded in October 2024 as an independent 501(c)(6) organization, the Right to Rent Collaborative is dedicated to broadening the impact of advocacy within the short-term rental industry. R2RC’s mission is to provide associations with the capital they need to advocate for policy solutions that strengthen the industry, driving towards a vision of 50 fully staffed, always-active state STR associations, 50 connected and coordinated association leaders, and a robust, accessible, and powerful grassroots local membership network. Starting Summer 2025, the organization will begin awarding funds on a grant basis, and in 2026, it will launch a mechanism for ongoing monthly support of alliances.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Right to Rent sound familiar?
In 2020, the Right to Rent program was created by Scott Leggat and Inhabit and launched within the VRMA. Property managers could opt-in to automatically collect a $1+ per reservation from guests via participating property management software companies and then send those funds to the VRMA Advocacy Fund.
In October 2024, the Right to Rent Collaborative (R2RC) spun out of the VRMA and became an independent 501(c)(6) organization founded with the sole purpose of collecting and distributing advocacy funds on a broader scale. R2RC will expand the software-based Right to Rent Program and open other ways for all stakeholders to contribute, including homeowners, OTAs, vendors, and others.
How will I know where my money is going?
The Right to Rent Collaborative will share monthly updates with donors as well as quarterly and annual impact reports and events, so you can see the difference you’re making.
Is my donation deductible?
The Right to Rent Collaborative is a 501(c)(6) organization, so contributions are deductible as business expenses.
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The Right to Rent Collaborative partners with Rent Responsibly for our association management support services. Learn more about Rent Responsibly here >