Asbury Park Press – Airbnb bashes Toms River’s short-term rental ordinance

February 23, 2017
TOMS RIVER — The home-sharing company Airbnb has panned a township ordinance that would restrict homeowners’ ability to rent rooms in their houses. “The draft ordinance doesn’t represent a middle ground. It represents an attack on scores of Airbnb hosts in Toms River who rely on sharing their own homes to age in place, save for retirement, and pay the bills,” said Peter Schottenfels, Airbnb’s press secretary for New York and New England. “The draft ordinance threatens to end this new source of economic opportunity for residents and eliminate hundreds of thousands of dollars spent at local shops and restaurants.”…
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