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Regulations Keep Millions of Bedrooms Empty During a Housing Crisis
Zoning laws, occupancy limits, and short-term rental restrictions are keeping housing off the market and driving up costs.
Proposed New York City Hotel Regulation Threatens To Push Prices Even Higher
With prices skyrocketing, the city is weighing whether to regulate hotels further by barring them from hiring contracted workers.
Chaos in Rafah
Plus: Airbnb ban has predictable consequences, AI nudify app, the death of swagger, and more...
Rent Control for the Rich
Plus: Fort Collins tries passing zoning reform for the third time, Coastal California cracks down on Airbnbs, and state lawmakers try to unban rent control.
California Officials Force Elderly Couple To Dismantle Home, Citing Blocked Ocean Views
Plus: Austin's newly passed zoning reforms could be in legal jeopardy, HUD releases its latest census of the homeless population, and a little-discussed Florida reform is spurring a wave of home construction.
Proposed L.A. Ordinance Would Require Airbnb Hosts To Get Police Permission To Operate
The regulation is part of a suite of new restrictions on hotels sought by the local hotel workers union.
What's the Libertarian Answer to New York's Migrant Crisis?
Plus: A listener asks the editors to name America's unsung or undersung heroes.
Did NYC Just Kneecap Airbnb?
"The city is treating our private property as the city's housing stock."
Miami Beach's $100,000 Fines for Airbnb Rentals Are Illegal, Court Rules
Miami Beach's crackdown on Airbnb is "in jarring conflict" with a state law capping municipal fines at $1,000 per day, Judge Michael Hanzman ruled.
This Hawaiian Hotelier Hates Airbnb So Much He's Willing to Destroy the Internet To Kill It
The bad news is he's a congressman now. And he's trying to stomp all over Section 230 in order to attack home-sharing apps.
Florida Sanctions Airbnb for Removing West Bank Properties
Gov. Ron DeSantis essentially accused the company of taking part in a boycott of Israel. It has 20,000 properties in the country.
D.C. Mayor Says New Airbnb Regs Are Unconstitutional, But She Won't Veto Them
The most remarkable thing about the new rules: Hotel lobbyists managed to convince the city council to give up $100 million in tax revenue.
Judge Blocks New York City Law Demanding Airbnb Share Reams of Private Host Data
Online room-sharing services had no avenue to legally challenge demands for private info.
Miami Beach Shut Off Home's Electricity, Water, Over Unpaid Airbnb Fines
The fine is likely unconstitutional, and the city's strong-arm tactics were blocked by a judge this week.
After Cracking Down on Airbnb, New York City Comes After Traditional Hotels
New York City's new zoning ordinance would give the city an effective veto over proposed hotel projects in much of the city.
Airbnb Made D.C. Affordable for Tourists. The City Council Just Voted to Rein It In.
Hosts will be required to get a license, report their activities, and only rent properties where they reside.
D.C. City Council Will Vote to Ban Some Airbnb Rentals Today
Hotels are trying to stop competition from Airbnb, but they're doing just fine.
60 Days in Jail for Being an Airbnb Host? Miami Beach Mayor Wants City to Consider It.
On Wednesday, the city council will consider the mayor's proposal to make Airbnb rentals without city permission a misdemeanor.
Landlords Fight Back Against Local Governments Waging War on Short-Term Rentals
The Goldwater Institute filed three cases in California, Seattle, and Miami Beach to defend the rights of property owners against unfair home sharing laws.
Why Does Maryland Hate Airbnb?
Home sharing competes with hotels, of course, but it's not a zero-sum game. Hosts on platforms like Airbnb are responsive to market conditions.
D.C. Government Thinks It Found the Real Problem With EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's Sweetheart Condo Deal
The Scott Pruitt condo scandal is all about rent-seeking, but not in the way the D.C. city government seems to think.
Miami Beach Commissioner: $20,000 Fines for Short-Term Rentals Are 'Grossly Disproportional'
But they're not excessive, she says.
Why the Senate Tax Reform Bill Is a Big Deal for Gig Economy Workers
The newly released bill would clarify Uber drivers' and Airbnb hosts' status as independent contractors but would require tax withholding.
Wisconsin Budget Deal Includes Anti-Homesharing Provision
On the cusp of ending a two-month budget impasse, Wisconsin lawmakers might stick it to Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms.
How America's Outdated Tax Code Fails Gig Economy Workers
More people are working in the gig economy than ever before, but the current tax code punishes Uber drivers and Airbnb hosts. Here's how Congress can fix that.
L.A. Hotel Union Misleads About Airbnb, Hoping to Get Rid of Competition
Short-term rentals are not the source of what ails the city.
The Disgruntled D.C. Resident in That Anti-Airbnb Ad Isn't Who She Says She Is
"I'm tired of feeling like an outsider in my own neighborhood," she says. Maybe that's because she's an actress from New York.
National Hotel Lobbyists Backed the Local Wars on Airbnb, Documents Reveal
Documents show how the national trade group helped push anti-homesharing rules in several states and cities last year.
Lawsuit Says Miami's Airbnb Ban Violates Fundamental Rights
The city says it will target homeowners who opposed the new rules, but some of those homeowners are fighting back.
Colorado Cities Compete for Worst Airbnb Regulations
Arbitrary restrictions include limiting Airbnb to one unit per block face in one city and forbidding second homes from being rented out.
Don't Strangle AirBnb; Cut Its Competitors Some Slack!
If there is an unjustified asymmetry between bed and breakfasts and Airbnb rentals, why not relax regulations on the former?
When the Hotel Industry Places a Hit on Airbnb, Politicians Happily Take the Contract
Government is a weapon old industries use to squeeze out entrepreneurs.
Santa Monica Evicts Airbnb: The War on Homesharing
The popular "homesharing" service made it affordable to book a beachfront property in Santa Monica. Then the city intervened.
Hawaii Proposal Would Punish Short-Term Rentals Like Sexual Assaults
Hawaii lawmakers want to make unlicensed short-term rentals a class C felony.
Florida Bill Would Stop Local Governments From Banning Airbnb
City commissioner frets that Airbnb users aren't paying "the tourist development tax" and other special taxes targeting visitors.
Despite Ban, New York City Had More Airbnb Rentals Than Anywhere Else in the World on New Years Eve
City officials should learn that Airbnb and other short term rental services can't be legislated out of existence.
Who Wins From New York's Ban on Airbnb? The Dirtiest Hotel In America
The Hotel Carter is "undeniably, unequivocally, the worst hotel in New York City" but thanks to anti-Airbnb regulations, it's a "winner."
The Gig Economy May Flourish Under Donald Trump - And That's a Good Thing
Letting workers and bosses come to terms is better than the government protecting old business models and raising prices.
Airbnb Drops Lawsuit Against New York's Anti-Free-Speech Homesharing Law
Company abandons legal challenge after NYC promises not to bring enforcement actions against it. City says it will only target users.
Chicago's Airbnb Rules Are Unconstitutional Many Times Over, Lawsuit Argues
Regulations are "draconian and unintelligible," lawsuit says. Other have described them as "literally incomprehensible" and "dizzyingly complex."
Lawsuit Challenges Chicago's 'Literally Incomprehensible' Rules for Airbnb Hosts
Don't understand the rules? Too bad. You can still get fined up to $5,000 per day by the city.
Hotel Exec Celebrates New York Airbnb Regulations That Will Increase Prices
Crony capitalism leads to price gouging, again.
Hotel Workers' Union Gave $100K to Management's Fight Against Airbnb
Usually opponents, the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council joined forces with the Hotel Association of New York City to fight short-term rentals.
New York's Airbnb Advertising Ban Appears to Violate Federal Law and the First Amendment
From the moment it was passed, it was begging for a lawsuit. It got one.
