How Are Short-Term Rentals Impacting Californians? “Short-term rentals becoming a problem for residential communities in California. It’s totally changed our neighborhood and the dynamics of our neighborhood, the lack of enforcement, a lack of care for the safety of homeowners.” (2024)
Balancing tourism and livability a tall order in Montana. (2024)
Some Lexington residents worry Airbnbs are TAKING OVER. (2024)
Judge rules in favor of New Orleans' stance on short-term rentals (2024)
Short-term rentals can hurt small communities. So Colorado is on a mission to rein in Airbnb. (2024)
The Problem with Airbnbs: Tackling the Issue of Short-Term Rentals | University of Denver. (2023)
Airbnb boom causing licensing headaches, complaints across OKC. (2023)
Kansas City will kick hundreds of rentals off Airbnb, Vrbo this week. Here’s why. (2023)
New Orleans City Council prepares for residential short-term rental ban. (2023)
Airbnb Hosts and Guests Scramble as New York Begins Crackdown. (2023)
Arizona must roll back ban on regulating short-term rentals, Gov Hobbs says. (2023)
Airbnb lawsuit to block NYC law on short-term rentals is dismissed | Reuters. (2023)
Philadelphia begins a crackdown on unlicensed Airbnb and other short-term rentals. (2023)
Helping Safeguard Families and Neighborhoods. See what Annapolis is doing. (2023)
New short-term rental regulations a win for urban neighborhoods. After months of advocacy by neighborhood leaders and residents, Kansas City has passed stricter rules for non-owner occupied Short-Term Rentals. (2023)
New Orleans City Council votes to limit residential short-term rentals to one per block, but with a significant exception. (2023) Airbnb says New Orleans’ new data-sharing rules are unconstitutional. (2023)
City leaders take on short-term rentals to fight downtown crime. (2023)
Indy residents share concerns about short-term rentals, call for city leaders to take action. (2023)
Here’s the damage done in Arizona when cities are not allowed to regulate and restrict STRs - one-size fits all preemption bills are bad for residents, voters and neighborhoods. (2023)
The STR/Airbnb industry lobbyists are spending significant dollars pushing pre-emption bills at the state level. Hopefully residents and legislators will see through these self-serving tactics. See recent bill filed in Arkansas. (2023)
Short-term rentals in New Orleans: CPC recommends onsite operator rule, 1 STR per block. (2023)
‘Every single house on our street’ is becoming an Airbnb, says host amid surge in listings. (2022)
Judge upholds Volusia County’s (FL) short-term rental regulations. (2022)
How governments across the country are pushing back against Airbnbs and other short-term rentals. According to AirDNA, as of September there were over 6.1 million short-term-rental listings, up by 19% from September 2019. Some local lawmakers say Airbnbs make it hard for homebuyers to buy homes, while residents of vacation-rental hubs say they impinge on neighborhoods. (2022)
Street View: Airbnbs Bring Safety Concerns and Raise Housing Costs. The majority of short-term rental properties are owned by investors who do little to enforce codes and standards. (2022)
Santa Fe County Regulates Rentals. Current property owners may apply, but short-term rental permits won’t be issued after March 2023 for new owners. (2022)
New Orleans could ban Airbnb, other short-term rentals in residential areas. (2022)
Appeals court rules in favor of Pacific Grove short-term rental law. A state appellate court has ruled that a city law governing the licensing of short-term rentals in Pacific Grove did not violate any constitutional rights, state or federal law. (2022)
Fountain Valley City Council formally approves outright ban of short-term rentals. (2022)
Short-Term Vacation Rentals Get Further Scrutiny In Riverside County. Basic criteria for short-term rentals are already in place, but the county is taking regulation a step further. (2022)
Vacation towns are limiting short-term rentals as the housing crisis drags on. Steamboat Springs is part of a wave of vacation towns across the country facing a housing crisis and grappling with how to regulate the industry they point to as a culprit: Short-term rentals such as those booked through Airbnb and VRBO that have squeezed small towns’ limited housing supply and sent rents skyrocketing for full-time residents. (2022
Sedona offering up to $10K to short-term rental owners who sign leases with locals. If the state hadn’t taken away AZ cities’ ability to control the # of housing units that are converted to STRs, Sedona wouldn’t have to use taxpayer funds to incentivize STR owners to return units back to the long-term market in order to ensure there’s an adequate housing supply for locals. (2022)
The city of Santa Rosa passed a cap on non-hosted STR’s. Santa Rosa officials capped the number of vacation rentals allowed in the city, the latest move by a Bay Area government to limit short term rentals stirring complaints about everything from noisy parties to housing shortages. CBS News Report. Twitter ABC Report. Facebook Report. Images from neighborhood. Images from City Council.
Bar Harbor’s crackdown pushed short-term rentals into nearby towns without regulations. (2022)
Short-term rentals to be declared a public nuisance. (2022)
The Era Of Airbnb Is Over”—Researcher Explains Why Airbnb Has Morphed Into A Disaster. A research team that studied what went wrong with Airbnb has made a video explaining in basic terms why the service went from a cheap and fun hotel alternative to the expensive nightmare it is today. (2022)
Where Airbnbs, VRBOs are having an outsized impact on Utah’s housing market. These rental properties have eaten up a striking share of housing units in one of Utah’s most popular resort communities, the ski mecca of Park City. Here, short-term rentals made up nearly 43% — almost half — of Park City’s housing stock in 2020. Almost half. Let that sink in. (2022)
Airbnb your days are numbered (2022)
The virality of Inside Airbnb’s maps highlight the company’s massive impact on housing shortages. America is facing a severe housing affordability crisis. And Airbnb is not helping. (2022)
New York Now Has More Airbnb Listings Than Apartments for Rent. (2022)
Are 1,818 Airbnbs Too Many in Joshua Tree? NY Times A short-term rental gold rush is fueling concern for the area’s signature trees and debates about whether the nature of life in the desert of southeastern California is changing forever. (2022)
Airbnb vs NYC: Pulling Back the Curtain. Great multi-episode in the Wondery Business Wars podcast on the long & still ongoing regulatory battle between NYC & Airbnb. Business Wars writer Natalie Robehmed joins host David Brown to unpacks Airbnb’s battle with New York City, and what it means for the company’s future. And later, Bloomberg journalist Olivia Carville discusses her investigative piece, “Airbnb is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away”, which pulled back the curtain on Airbnb’s safety practices. (2022).
Airbnb: A House of Cards. This podcast explores Airbnb’s role in gentrification and housing shortages with activist Murray Cox, the founder of an independent data platform called Inside Airbnb. Then, joined by former New York City Councilman Ben Kallos and Executive Director of Jane Place, Veronica Reed to explore ways that Airbnb might take a new path. (2022)
People Are Roasting Airbnb For Getting Completely Out Of Hand, Here Are 30 Of The Most Savage Tweets. More and more people are beginning to think that Airbnb is bad. (2022)
Short-term rental companies shift focus to commercial areas. “I think short-term rentals don’t belong in residential neighborhoods. That’s why all our buildings are located in the CBD with hotel permitting.’ Andreas King-Geovanis, CEO and founder of Sextant Stays. At least one STR company now gets the issue. (2022)
Going Undercover At Illegal Airbnb Rentals In Miami Beach. Two years of code compliance body-camera videos obtained by CNBC show raucous parties and unwitting tourists staying in illegal short-term rentals in Miami Beach, many of them advertised on Airbnb. One sign captured in an illegal Airbnb instructs guests to lie and say they are friends of the landlord if someone asks. (Originally published in 2018)
Untold Story of Short-Term Rentals: Why are some legislators supporting bills to take a bite out of local control of short-term rentals (STR)? It's puzzling, because most local governments in Michigan are against these bills. When you boil it down, it's simply about getting campaign contributions and satisfying business interests. (2022)
Belong Anywhere: The Rise (And Fall?) of Short-Term Rentals in Arizona. Even Governor Ducey has admitted the original law has had “unintended consequences.” (2022)
Town in Rockland County to Ban Short-Term Rentals After Gang-Related Shooting. (2022)
Tahoe imposes new rules for Airbnbs and other short-term rentals amid housing crisis. (2022)
Limiting short-term rentals doesn't restrict freedom — it gives it back to residents. (2022)
The Negative Consequences of Short-Term Rentals – Arizona’s Recipe for Disaster. This research report should be required reading for all TX Legislators. (2021) See also: A failed experiment in Arizona. Opponents of Arizona short-term rental law look for repeal or initiative. The effects of vacation rental sites can be seen throughout Arizona, and a major impact in Sedona. See statewide neighborhood website.
Once you allow STRs to operate lawfully, it's hard to turn around after the damage has been done. (2021)
Skyrocketing housing costs in Utah and across the West have left much of the housing market unaffordable for many. Housing availability is another issue. The conversion of long-term employee rentals into short-term visitor rentals has intensified the employee housing crisis. (2021)
Short-term rentals causing long-term problems for some Nashville neighborhoods. Crowds in the driveway. Strangers trying to get in the front door. And a shooting just down the street. This is what life is like living next door to a short-term rental home. (2021)
How Airbnb Is Pushing Locals Out Of New Orleans’ Coolest Neighborhoods. The sharing economy was supposed to benefit residents. Instead, our investigation shows it’s accelerating gentrification, making neighborhoods richer and whiter. (2021)
Residents Say Short-Term Rentals Are Affecting Their Quality of Life. The spread of vacation rentals in the past few years has affected them negatively, bringing large crowds, events and noise to the neighborhood. (2021)
Montana's Booming Short-Term Rental Market Comes With Challenges, Study Says. (2021)
Better without Airbnb. Over the years, Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms have become monsters. Airbnb was never meant to be what it has become, which is a system used to a large extent by absentee owners who perhaps own several (or dozens) of properties, turn entire neighborhoods and tourist towns into vast pseudo hotels, and ruin their character and affordability. (2020)
Santa Fe city councilor says many short-term rentals operating illegally. (2020)
Neighborhoods and residents’ property rights must be protected. State pre-emption of local zoning makes it even easier for real estate mega investors to buy up homes in our neighborhoods for the sole purpose of turning them into short-term rentals. What was once a platform for homeowners to make extra money by renting out a room in their home is now a multi-billion dollar industry. Big corporate groups and investors are buying up properties, and these short-term rentals — no longer just concentrated in top tourist destinations — are changing our neighborhoods and hindering our quality of life. (2020)
Frustrated Denver officials reject deal with Airbnb. (2020)
Unfortunately, in states that have passed preemptive legislation regarding STRs, local governments are struggling to create and enforce the smart regulations their communities need. Arizona State Rep. John Kavanagh discusses how the 2016 STR bill created serious problems for some cities in Arizona, and how the expectations of a locally unregulated short-term vacation rental market doesn’t match reality. Only local governments, the governments closest to the people, understand the culture, topography, and history of their communities to sufficiently regulate short-term rentals. See Host Compliance webinar-Feb2020
Strange bedfellows as local battles over Airbnb attract Capitol Hill attention. Very seldom do you get an issue such as this that's extremely bi-partisan (or non-partisan) and which has the support of such a large majority of citizens (70-80%+). (2019)
State lawmakers can't fix the mess they created with Airbnb, VBRO rentals. One can argue it also shows that Arizona lawmakers shouldn’t have occupied the field in the first place. (2019)
Airbnb Suffered a Big Defeat in Jersey City. Here’s What That Means. Restrictions approved by voters on Tuesday followed concerns over rising rents. They were a rebuke of Airbnb as it prepares to go public. NY Times article, Here’s the Data on the Issue and why the big defeat for Airbnb; Inside Airbnb-the data on Jersey City (2019)
Airbnb settles federal lawsuit against Miami Beach over business and resort tax disclosures. Under the settlement, Airbnb hosts in Miami Beach must post their business and resort tax account numbers in their listings. (2019)
Vacation rentals are 'killing' this Arizona city, locals say (usatoday.com). The AZ bill was described to lawmakers as a way for homeowners to make extra money renting spare bedrooms in their homes. "We never anticipated that somebody would go into a neighborhood, purchase a home and turn it into a mini-hotel." (2019)
Arizona’s disastrous attempt at regulation of short-term rentals. (2019)
Sedona's housing woes threaten its sense of community. Some blame vacation rentals. City leaders say a 2-year-old state law is exacerbating the problem. The law prohibits cities and towns from regulating short-term home rentals, allowing people to rent their homes to tourists and others via websites such as Airbnb or VRBO. Sedona had an estimated 200 to 300 vacation rentals before the new law took effect. Today, vacation rentals have grown to more than 1,000 homes, or 20 percent of Sedona's total housing inventory. (2019)
Airbnb and Miami Beach Are at War. Travelers Are Caught in the Crossfire (2019)
‘Airbnb Tax’ in N.J. Opens New Front in Battle Over Internet Economy. (2019)
Residential housing is being absorbed by mostly out-of-town investors who buy so-called second homes to turn them into investments as vacation home rentals. … the root of the issue is allowing “incompatible uses” for vacation homes in residential neighborhoods … rigid well-intended ordinances haven’t really resulted in any reduction of numbers (for vacation home rentals). … influx of investor-owned, short-term rental properties [accounts] for a significant drop in the residential population of South Lake Tahoe. … Census Bureau numbers back the claim about a population decline, residential population of South Lake Tahoe fell by 9.3 percent 2000 to 2010. (2019)
Hawaii Vacation Rentals: Impact on Housing and Hawaii’s Economy. While vacation rentals offer the possibility of extra income for some residents and additional tax revenue for the state, many of the benefits go to nonresident investors. The adverse consequences of housing stock lost to vacation rentals far outweighs the benefits they might provide to local families and our community. … every housing unit withdrawn from the market to be used as a [vacation rental unit] produces a net negative economic impact ... up to $300,000 per VRU per year. (2018)
The Impact of Short Term Rentals on Affordable Housing in Oakland. While Airbnb’s marketing strategy presents the company as a champion of home sharing by focusing on private and shared room listings, the reality is that the company’s marketplace is dominated by entire home/apartment listings. … Airbnb is using its financial and political muscle to fight all efforts at regulation. (2018)
Did Airbnb Kill the Mountain Town? Identifies Airbnb issues that are driving everyday citizens out of the city of Crested Butte, CO. (2018)
Airbnb-sponsored Washington Post Article. Note that 11 of 12 comments are from residents/neighbors against STRs in neighborhoods. See Article
Did AirBnB Kill the mountain town; how are towns “fighting” back? The trend of limiting/ taxing short term rentals is just beginning. Look for other cities to follow suit in regulations. (2018)
Two California tourist towns on the verge of banning vacation-home rentals in residential neighborhoods. Realtors and outside organizations, such as Expedia, raised $365,000 to defeat the measure, while grass-roots residents won while raising less than $2,000. (2018)
Fairfax County adopts rules taxing Airbnb-style rentals. Fairfax County this week joined other Washington-area jurisdictions in regulating short-term rental arrangements made through websites such as Airbnb, an issue that pits homeowners hoping to profit from a growing market against neighbors worried about public safety and noise. (2018)
LA City Council Greenlights Rules to Limit Airbnb Rentals. “The short-term rental industry has reduced the number of housing units available to residents and fueled a rise in rent costs and evictions,” said Cynthia Strathmann, the executive director at housing nonprofit SAJE, in a prepared statement. “In the midst of our city’s devastating housing crisis, the council’s vote today is real progress to protect affordable options for L.A.’s renters.” (2018)
San Diego council votes to limit Airbnb rentals to primary residences only. Pressure has been building to take action for several years amid resident complaints that rotating cycles of vacationers are disrupting their quiet neighborhoods and depleting thesupply of long-term housing. (2018)
New Orleans Short Term Rental Zoning Restrictions. (2018)
The next local control fight? Like Uber before, city regulations for AirBnB and HomeAway are in the crosshairs. This time, the fight is happening in the courts after attempts to overturn short-term rental ordinances failed in the Legislature. (2018)
Boston City council puts restraints on Airbnb. The Boston City Council overwhelmingly approved tough new restrictions on short-term rentals offered by companies such as Airbnb and HomeAway, eliminating investor-owned units from the marketplace while allowing owner-occupied, two- and three-family homeowners to rent out some of their units year-round. (2018)
Airbnb has taken over Nashville, and the city is reaching its boiling point. (2017)