October 18, 2016
As a state senator, I represent many neighborhoods throughout the New Orleans area, including Gentilly, New Orleans East, the Marigny, Bywater and French Quarter. These are vibrant, close-knit communities where individuals identify themselves by where they live just as easily as where they went to high school. I share the concerns of these neighborhoods regarding the rise of short term rentals (STRs) and the effect they have the fabric of our neighborhoods. We, as a city, have always found strength in the diversity of our citizens. Shorting our dwindling housing stock to drive up rents, property values and limit the ability of the elderly and working poor to stay in their homes or afford rent simply to attract legions of tourists seems counterintuitive….
Source: http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/opinion/letters/article_6b14948c-955a-11e6-ace4-8f29830651d5.html
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