January 30, 2017
Virginians who rent out their homes or bedrooms on platforms like Airbnb could soon find their freedom to do so severely curtailed by a recently introduced state Senate bill. The bill is a collection of requirements that amount to perhaps the most oppressive state property rights restriction on the sharing economy nationwide. Virginia Senate Bill 1579 was introduced Jan. 20 and threatens hosts with a raft of burdensome and unrealistic regulations and a $10,000 fine per infraction…
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