CBC News Toronto – Toronto must regulate Airbnb before it snaps up more rental housing, group warns
March 6, 2017 Blow up your idea of what Airbnb is. That’s the message Fairbnb, which represents everyone from housing advocates to condo owners to hospitality workers, is sending to city councillors and everyone else in the city. The group says it supports people being able to profit from sharing a room in their home, […]
PR Newswire – Major Report on Airbnb Tax Secrecy to be Released Tuesday March 7th
March 6, 2017 WASHINGTON, March 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A new report outlining the dangers to states and municipalities of the tax agreements some have been entering into with lodging behemoth Airbnb will be released tomorrow, Tuesday, March 7th. Tax administration expert Dan R. Bucks, who was Executive director of the Multistate Tax Commission and […]
The Economic Times – India may become next country to impose strict guidelines on room aggregators like Oyo, Airbnb
March 4, 2017 NEW DELHI: India could become the next country to impose guidelines on accommodation aggregators such as Airbnb and Oyo to help ensure safety, security and service standards, joining the US, France, Germany, Singapore and others that have already done so. The ministry of tourism is in discussions on guidelines for accrediting online […]
New Zealand – Tenants fined for sub-letting property on Airbnb
March 6, 2017 In what’s believed to be the first ruling of its kind, a Wellington couple who sub-let a rental property without its owner’s approval have been found to be in breach of the Residential Tenancies Act. The couple, who sub-let the property on Airbnb have been ordered to pay $1000 to the owners […]
Toronto Star – Toronto should require Airbnb permits, says report
March 3, 2017 Airbnb landlords should have to register for a renewable city permit, be subject to inspections and be restricted to a single rental unit that can be let for a maximum of 30 days per year, says a group pushing for limits on Toronto’s short-term rental industry. A report Friday by Fairbnb also […]
Daily Camera – Boulder Airbnb host sentenced to probation, work release in sexual assault of guest
March 6, 2017 A former host of a Boulder Airbnb convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman who had stayed with him was sentenced in Boulder District Court on Friday to 90 days of jail work release and five years of probation. Richard “Eric” Jackson won’t be able to be a host for Airbnb or […]
Boston Globe – Cambridge proposes Airbnb-type rentals be owner-occupied
March 6, 2017 Concerned that short-term rentals on sites such as Airbnb are affecting the city’s already tight rental market, Cambridge officials are considering limiting such rentals to owner-occupied residences. “Cambridge is in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis,” said City Councilor Craig A. Kelley, who drafted the proposal. “Speculating on the short-term market […]
San Francisco Chronicle – Local Airbnb’s strange manifest destiny
March 5, 2017 Everyone I know who has rented out a room or an in-law unit on Airbnb has a horror story. There were the Russians who ignored their hosts’ no-smoking rules and were still contentedly puffing away in their basement room when the owners returned home, overstaying their welcome and refusing to leave. There […]
The Daily Freeman – Ulster County in holding pattern as Dutchess reaches bed tax deal for Airbnb rentals
March 2, 2017 While Ulster County awaits state approval to enable Airbnb and other online overnight booking sites to collect the county’s hotel/motel tax, Dutchess County has struck a deal with the online booking site that will allow it to start collecting that fee. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said he recently reached a deal […]
CBS Austin – Austin code looking to crack down on illegal short term rentals during SXSW
March 1, 2017 The city of Austin’s code department is gearing up to crack down on illegal short term rentals during South by Southwest. The code department started public outreach Tuesday targeting short term rental operators, renters and neighbors. In a memo it says these messages will include “information on how to obtain an operating […]