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Columbia City Council holding first reading of ordinance to repeal short-term rental moratorium
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Columbia City Council holding first reading of ordinance to repeal short-term rental moratorium

  • February 17, 2026

NOTE: The above video is a livestream of WIS featuring current newscasts, Soda City Living and Gray Media’s Local News Live.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Columbia City Council is currently holding a meeting to take the first step toward repealing the current moratorium on short-term rentals.

The moratorium was initially put in place following a June 2025 shooting at an Airbnb in Columbia that killed one and injured three.

Since then, the council has worked to change the rules regarding short-term rentals within Columbia’s city limits.

The council is also discussing potential changes to the city’s unified development codes to allow exemptions for certain short-term rentals.

The meeting started at 4 p.m.

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