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xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week agoCrack down on AirBnB Forbid ownership for non-residents.
Ah, yes, I forgot to mention AirBnB! Those are both good calls.
The AirBnb issue is a little complicated because I’ve seen some good arguments that it can help people afford to keep their homes. But I think that could easily be addressed by a single, simple rule: you are only allowed to rent your primary residence as determined by tax records.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
This is actually a good argument but I believe it’s only valid when people sub-let empty rooms, and don’t buy whole new houses to rent out as is now more commonly the case.
xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
In addition to only renting out single rooms, I also thought of the scenario where someone goes to visit a relative and rents their whole apartment while they’re away, perhaps when there is some major event in their town that causes all hotels to be sold out. Both of those scenarios would be addressed by the rule I proposed to only allow renting out the primary residence on AirBnB.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Agreed
Yes this sounds like a good (and importantly very simple) rule
xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
I think I had heard of the idea before, so I didn’t come up with it. I just did a quick search and one of the first results says LA does this. There are probably other cities too…
steadily.com/…/airbnb-short-term-rental-laws-regu…