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that it can help people afford to keep their homes

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.

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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.

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- SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Agreed
  
  only allow renting out the primary residence on AirBnB.
  
  Yes this sounds like a good (and importantly very simple) rule
  
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  - 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…
    
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    SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    
    Primary Residence: Hosts can only list their primary residence—the home where they live for at least six months of the year—as a short-term rental. Registration: A mandatory registration process with the city includes obtaining a Home-sharing permit and paying an annual $89 fee. Hosts must renew this permit and provide evidence of continuous compliance. Annual Cap: Short-term rentals are subject to a 120-day annual cap.
    
    Actually, this is impressive. LA seems to have it’s shit together on this issue. Do you know if house prices are still a problem there?
    
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