Sydney Morning Herald – Fake Airbnb listing in Bondi reappears, ripping off genuine host account
March 28, 2017 A fraudulent Airbnb listing for a “Bondi Beach luxury villa” has reappeared on the home-sharing platform, despite it being removed and the host banned last month following a Fairfax Media inquiry to Airbnb. The six-bedroom “Bondi Beach” coastal pad, which is in fact a home in Florida, has repeatedly appeared on Airbnb. […]
Richmond Times Dispatch – McAuliffe signs legislation to enable local regulation of short-term rentals such as Airbnb in Va.
March 27, 2017 Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed legislation that gives local governments more power to regulate short-term rentals, such as rooms offered for rent by homeowners on the popular online platform Airbnb. McAuliffe on Friday approved Senate Bill 1578, which was sponsored in the recent General Assembly session by Senate Majority Leader Thomas […]
Portland Press Herald – Portland’s new rules limit short-term rentals, add fees for hosts
March 27, 2017 Beginning Jan. 1, people using websites like Airbnb to earn extra money by renting rooms and apartments on a short-term basis will be subject to new rules in Maine’s largest city. The Portland City Council voted 8-1 Monday night to set limits on the number of short-term rental units for non-owner-occupied buildings […]
Seven: Thirty – What is Airbnb doing to your rent?
March 27, 2017 There have long been claims by advocates that Airbnb drives up the cost of rent in cities by taking units off the market, but there now is a growing case for that being true in DC. A new report shows that “commercial” Airbnb listings (where one owner lists out multiple units) are […]
Kings County Politics – The Law City Puts Onus On Landlords When Tenants Rent Out Through Airbnb
March 27, 2017 Recently, the City has been ramping up enforcement of its illegal transient occupancy laws in efforts to curb illegal occupancies stemming from websites such as Airbnb. Curiously, the City is not going after the illegal shortterm occupant or the individual illegally renting out his or her apartment. Rather, the City is ticketing—and […]
Deadline News – Airbnb ban on luxury flat owners to stop “one-night wonders” causing mayhem
March 24, 2017 A PROPERTY firm has banned owners from Airbnb in a bid to crack down on noise and other antisocial behaviour. Dunedin House Properties is selling the apartments in Edinburgh’s upmarket West End – where a one bedroom property can fetch £550,000. But the firm has inserted a clause in the title deeds […]
Times Free Press – Tennessee government weighs competing bills regarding Airbnb regulations
March 24, 2017 Competing bills dealing with how to regulate home-based short-term rentals continue to wind their way through Tennessee General Assembly committee hearings. It makes the second year in a row state lawmakers have taken a hard look at a thorny issue, which ground to a halt locally when the Chattanooga City Council wrestled […]
Times of San Diego – City Council Fails to Reach Consensus on Local Vacation Rentals
March 24, 2017 A City Council committee failed to reach a consensus Friday on regulating short-term vacation rental properties in San Diego and moved along three proposed options without recommending a preferred alternative… Source
The Hill Opinion – Airbnb has secret tax deals around the nation. Is there one in your city?
March 26, 2017 Secrecy is rarely a good thing. When state and local government agencies meet, Sunshine Laws usually require those meetings be held in public, and for good reason. Government agencies meeting publicly builds confidence in our institutions, allows the public a voice in their governance and prevents the possibility of creeping corruption… Source
Democrat & Rochester – Airbnb’s rise worries some hotels in Rochester area
March 24, 2017 That down-home feeling has helped grow Airbnb from a fledgling company looking to gain traction across the state about seven years ago to providing lodging to 2 million guests last year, a growth of roughly 43 percent from 2015. Airbnb’s rise already has threatened to undercut existing hotels much in the same […]