How One Property Manager Took on Airbnb and Won with Ginger Harrelson of Beachball Properties

When an Airbnb-backed bill moved quietly through the Alabama legislature, most property managers never saw it coming. Ginger Harrelson did. In this episode of The Vacation Rental Show, host Lynell Gordon welcomes Ginger, co-owner and chief legal officer of Beachball Properties and elected city councilwoman for Orange Beach, Alabama, for a conversation that is equal parts legal education and advocacy blueprint. Ginger walks through what merchant of record law actually means, why Airbnb's model puts licensed property managers in a legally and financially precarious position, and how two real refund incidents cost her company thousands of dollars without a single phone call from the platform. She then shares how a coalition of over 20 property managers and tourism stakeholders stopped the Airbnb-backed bill from passing the Alabama Senate, and what property managers in every state can do to protect their businesses, their owners, and their fiduciary responsibilities. This episode is sponsored by RevMax.