Wall Street Journal – Battle Over Airbnb Legislation Heats Up in Albany
May 4, 2017 Legislation that would carve exceptions into New York’s housing laws to allow for more Airbnb rentals has quickly spurred battle lines in Albany and set up a showdown likely to linger for months. Within days of the introduction of the bill in the state Legislature last weekend, a group of Democrats pushed […]
The Real Deal – North Bay Village moves to tighten regulations on short-term rentals, impose fines
May 3, 2017 Responding to complaints of noise, loud music, drug use, and occasional nudity, the North Bay Village Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended a proposed ordinance that aims to tighten regulations of short-term rentals. The board’s vote Tuesday evening still has to be ratified by the North Bay Village Commission prior to becoming […]
Miami New Times – Miami-Dade Says Airbnb Hosts Should Make Sure Tenants Aren’t Sex Offenders
May 4, 2017 Renting out your house on Airbnb is a good way to make some extra money, but it can also be a real pain in the ass. Your tenants might be deranged meth heads, but even if they aren’t, your neighbors will probably still complain their rolling suitcases are too noisy. And in […]
TWC News Capital Region (VIDEO) – Keeping Rental Regulations Intact
May 3, 2017 Lawmakers are speaking out against a proposal to roll back some of the regulations on short-term home rentals like Airbnb. As we discussed Tuesday, the company argues it is giving homeowners a chance to bring in some extra cash at a time when the cost of living is going up. But opponents […]
DNA Info – Assemblyman’s Pro-Airbnb Legislation Plagiarizes Lingo From Company’s Memo
May 3, 2017 A Brooklyn assemblyman’s written argument for his bill aimed at upending city laws governing short-term rentals plagiarizes several paragraphs from a memo by Airbnb. Joseph Lentol’s “one-host one-home” provision, introduced into the state Assembly on April 28, justifies the need for the law using two paragraphs written by the short-term rental company’s […]
NL Times – AMSTERDAM TO FINE AIRBNB LANDLORDS WHO DON’T REPORT THEIR LISTING
May 3, 2017 The city of Amsterdam is working on obliging residents who want to rent out their property through Airbnb, to report it to the municipality, housing alderman Laurens Ivens said to Nieuwsuur. Those who fail to report their listing, will be fined. “People must report it if they are going to rent out […]
Sacramento Bee – These local governments decide it makes sense to play ball with Airbnb
May 2, 2017 Nevada County this week became the latest municipality – and the first in the Sacramento region – to reach an agreement allowing the fast-growing vacation housing website Airbnb to collect and pay transient occupancy taxes on behalf of its hosts. Airbnb officials also said Monday the company had reached a similar agreement […]
Inc. – How Airbnb Responds When Guests Have Nightmare Experiences
May 3, 2017 On Monday, journalist Nathaniel Friedman unleashed a tweetstorm about his girlfriend’s bad experience as an Airbnb guest. She and two other friends needed a place to stay at the last minute, and all the local hotels were booked, in Friedman’s retelling. Since they were desperate, they looked past the bad reviews and […]
NBC 4 Washington – Airbnb Host Refunds Only 50 Percent After Woman Cancels Reservation Due to Suspicious Activity on Her Account
May 2, 2017 Airbnb alerted a woman to suspicious activity on her account after she booked a rental in Germany, so she canceled her reservation immediately, but she said she only got half of her money back until she contacted NBC4 Responds. Erin Tesch said she used Airbnb for the first time planning an upcoming […]
Albany Times Union – Lentol’s pro-Airbnb bill cribs paragraphs from Airbnb memo
May 2, 2017 It’s not unusual for a special interest group to have influence over state legislation. It’s lessen common for entire paragraphs to be taken directly from an interest group’s memo in support of its cause. That’s what happened in the case of a new bill introduced by Brooklyn Assemblyman Joe Lentol. The bill […]