# Moratorium

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**Moratorium:** A pause on new short-term rental permits.

## How we measure it

We record yes, no or unknown from the published rule, with the date we checked it.

## What it is not

Existing permits often continue during a moratorium; read the linked rule for what it covers.

## Where it appears in the data

Field names as the API returns them; each dataset's page in the API lists the field's type and unit.

- `moratorium` in dataset `str_regulation`

## Related

- [Local rules and lodging taxes: our method](/methodology/local-rules-and-taxes/)
- [All glossary terms](/glossary/)