WWL TV – Thousands of short-term rental hosts prepare for new licensing requirement
March 30, 2017 NEW ORLEANS — As April 1 draws closer, thousands of short-term rental owners are preparing to register with the city. Next week the city will begin licensing authorized types of short-term rentals. If owners don’t become licensed, the city plans to hit them with daily fines, liens, and could even cut off […]
North Jersey News – Opinion – Huttle on right track regarding Airbnb
March 30, 2017 I am writing in support of Assemblywoman Valerie Huttle and her opinion article regarding Airbnb. In my view, Airbnb lets people change what their homes are for. If we allow this to continue without strict rules, and if we incentivize people to make money by turning homes into hotels, what’s to stop […]
Santa Cruz Sentinel – Santa Cruz County supervisors want rules for hosted rentals
March 30, 2017 Santa Cruz County supervisors say they want to regulate people renting out a bedroom in their home to short-term visitors due to concerns about the impacts on residential neighborhoods and on the hospitality industry… Source
CBC News – ‘It is illegal’: City tells developer to stop short-term rentals
March 30, 2017 The City of Vancouver has again ordered a developer to stop offering short-term rental properties at a downtown Seymour Street property, threatening to escalate enforcement if it flouts this latest warning. The city warned Onni this week to halt all short-term rentals at the property, said Kaye Krisha, the city’s general manager […]
Nevada Independent – As Airbnb grows in Nevada, lawmakers mull taxing, tracking short-term rentals
March 31, 2017 With home-sharing website Airbnb now bigger than many major hotel chains, Nevada lawmakers are looking for ways to capture more revenue from the new “sharing economy” and to ensure governments can crack down on short-term vacation rental properties where guest antics are ruining the vibe for the permanent residents in the neighborhood… […]
Santa Monica Daily News – Santa Monica wins court victory over vacation rentals
March 30, 2017 The City’s newly formed Vacation Rental Enforcement Task Force has scored a major win against a Los Angeles-based vacation rental operator. Early last year the Task Force began investigating Globe Homes for operating illegal vacation rentals in Santa Monica. City code only allows homeowners to share homes in which they reside and […]
US News – Investors Watch as the Hotel Industry Takes On Airbnb
March 29, 2017 …Case in point: A 2017 study from STR, a hospitality research firm, pinpoints several revealing takeaways on hotels and Airbnb market share, using data supplied by Airbnb in 13 global cities.From July 2015 to July 2016, Airbnb trailed hotel occupancy rates, recording 46 percent compared to 78 percent occupancy rates at hotels… […]
Miami Community News – Homeowners beware: Renting your property may be considered fraud
March 29, 2017 Thinking about renting your home for a little extra income? You may want to think again. If you have Homestead Exemption on your primary residence and you rent your property, you may be committing Homestead Exemption Fraud. Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser Pedro J. Garcia encourages property owners who are receiving Homestead Exemptions […]
WUSF – House Lawmakers Advance Bill Barring Local Regulation Of Vacation Rentals
March 29, 2017 A proposal to halt local regulation of vacation rentals passed in committee Tuesday after a heated debate over private property and community rights. In 2011, the Florida Legislature barred cities from regulating short-term vacation rentals and preempted local control. Three years later, the Legislature returned some authority to city governments, allowing them […]
Global News – Toronto Airbnb host speaks out after $21,000 theft
March 29, 2017 A Toronto man said he found his home ransacked – and missing an estimated $21,000 worth of valuables – after hosting Airbnb guests who weren’t who he thought they were. Matthew Lyn, 28, said when he came home after renting out the place on the popular accommodation-sharing website for four days earlier […]