Airbnb pushes against city’s restrictions
Airbnb is pushing back against the city’s restriction of short‑term rentals to the summer only. Ensemble is on the side of Airbnb.
Tuesday, the city’s new bylaw was passed to bar short-term rentals nine months of the year.
Ian 22:03 on 2025-03-17 Permalink
They’ve got a point, they should be banned all year.
Ephraim 12:05 on 2025-03-18 Permalink
Well, how about this idea, AirBnB share data? When an application comes in, or a change of address, they share the information with the city: The city therefore can increase the tax roles of those locations based on the number of days that it is rented commercially, the city has the name and address of the owners and the police are provided with a name and number for any complaints. So, it’s legal, it’s taxed at a commercial rate and the owner is 100% accountable.
(I doubt that will satisfy anyone, because it makes it 100% fair to the citizens of the city, rather than the individual homeowners.)
Vazken 22:37 on 2025-03-18 Permalink
Excellent, I’ll know not to vote for Ensemble, Airbnb was a great idea perverted into a rental nightmare.
AirBnb and Uber should be banned
maggie rose 04:30 on 2025-03-19 Permalink
Something to ponder perhaps? Billionaire co-founder of Airbnb Joe Gebbia has joinded Musk’s DOGE team.
Ian 06:43 on 2025-03-20 Permalink
Disruptive types attract, I guess. Funny how disruptive is usually a code word for “tax dodge”.