Ocean City’s long-running debate over short-term rentals is back in front of the mayor and council Monday night, as town leaders prepare to vote on whether to keep a pause on new rental licenses in some single-family neighborhoods.

Ocean City’s long-running fight over short-term rental rules is back in the spotlight, with town leaders weighing new limits in single-family and mobile home neighborhoods while property owners and Airbnb say the move ignores a recent referendum and threatens the tourism economy.

Selbyville's town council is considering updating the town's code to formally ban short-term rentals. 

Town leaders say a houseboat listed online as a short-term rental appeared in the Rehoboth Bay Marina approximately a month ago. Officials are now looking into how, and if, they are able to regulate short-term rentals on the water.