February 4, 2017
…The bill, offered by Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5), has a few decent ideas. It would mandate that owners rent only one property at a time, a sensible restriction that would immediately and effectively crack down on under-the-radar apartment-building hotels. It would also demand that owners obtain a special business license to offer rentals on Airbnb and services like it. Some form of registration makes sense, but the council must ensure the process is simple. The city should investigate ways of allowing owners to complete the process without leaving sharing services’ apps…
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