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Under the new restrictions, short-term renters will need to register with the city and must be present in the home for the duration of the rental

Home-sharing company Airbnb said it had to stop accepting some reservations in New York City after new regulations on short-term rentals went into effect.

The new rules are intended to effectively end a free-for-all in which landlords and residents have been renting out their apartments by the week or the night to tourists or others in the city for short stays. Advocates say the practice has driven a rise in demand for housing in already scarce neighbourhoods in the city.

Under the new system, rentals shorter than 30 days are only allowed if hosts register with the city. Hosts must also commit to being physically present in the home for the duration of the rental, sharing living quarters with their guest. More than two guests at a time are not allowed, either, meaning families are effectively barred.

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[-] iopq@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

So basically they decided to ban Airbnb. I wouldn't be surprised if hotels lobbied for this

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[-] randon31415@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Leave your dog in the house, call the stay a 'dog sitting job' instead of AirBnB.

[-] hellishharlot@programming.dev 13 points 11 months ago

Gotta pay min wage for that

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[-] Throwaway4669332255@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

I think these aren't thought out.

One way to improve them might be to make them only apply to hosts with more than one property. Like if I own a home I should be able to rent it out.

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[-] AttackBunny@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Hasn't Hawaii (at least on Oahu) had this for some time now? I know when you look up AirBNB and VRBO there are mentions of it, and to contact the owner directly, etc.

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[-] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

The only way to resolve the housing market issue is to increase the supply of houses on the market, both in new developments as well as discourage vacancy.

So, with this new law, there's no more vacant residentials being used as unlicensed hotels, which hopefully will lead to housing prices dropping. (Vacancy property taxes is also needed in my opinion)

Also, I'm against AirBnB in general, not going to be paying to clean somebody else's house when I'm on vacation.

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