Policy

Brickbat: We've a Loveable Space

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Charleston's TheDigitel / Foter / CC BY

With no debate, the Santa Monica, California, city council unanimously banned short-term residential rentals. The new law bans renting an entire housing unit for less than 30 days and allows owner to rent space, such a a bedroom or couch, only if they buy a business license and pay the city's 14 percent hotel tax.