AirBnB issues

[Anonymous]

A few years back, Council limited the ability of people to offer their homes over AirBnB and similar sites through the Short Term Rental program. The idea was that it would reduce some of the housing hoarding that was going on in the midst of a housing crisis.

Now, Council wants to let renters allow their homes to be used on AirBnB. My friends in apartment buildings don't want units being rented for parties and all that, but I guess the AirBnB lobby + Council's misguided view of equity will win.

What is wrong with these people?

[Anonymous]

Wait. Are you saying that renters will be allowed to rent out their place, but owners want? Are owners allowed to disallow this in the lease?

[Anonymous]

Airbnb doesn't allow parties.

[Anonymous]

weird -- in NYC they just cracked down on Airbnbs this week. you can't do short term rentals of any kind (<30 days) even if you own the building/apartment and/or live there.

Why should this one company and its sociopath CEO be able to disrupt a city's entire rental market

[Anonymous]

Are we talking about DC? That's disturbing.

In addition to the larger rental market getting screwed up (and frankly, it would mess up the condo and co-op market too), it would open up security and hygiene issues for condo buildings if strangers are entitled to wander through. I guess individual building boards would need to agree to ban short-term rentals?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Airbnb doesn't allow parties.

And yet they still happen. Who wants that in their building?

[Anonymous]

This is going to open a huge loophole for landlords.

[Anonymous]

Links would be helpful — in the past people have— whether intentionally or not— described things very inaccurately

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A few years back, Council limited the ability of people to offer their homes over AirBnB and similar sites through the Short Term Rental program. The idea was that it would reduce some of the housing hoarding that was going on in the midst of a housing crisis.

Now, Council wants to let renters allow their homes to be used on AirBnB. My friends in apartment buildings don't want units being rented for parties and all that, but I guess the AirBnB lobby + Council's misguided view of equity will win.

What is wrong with these people?

Source? A law requiring short-term licenses for rentals just went into effect in 2022.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is going to open a huge loophole for landlords.

No, it's concerning. If my renter is allowed to make money off my property I have a huge issue with that and would be putting this into a lease. If they just want to sublet for when they will be out of town (let's say summer time), I have no issue. But if they are renting my property to then turn it into PROFIT that's a huge issue. Leases can contain clauses about sublets where time for sublet is limited (let's say 30 days or longer) and also tenant isn't allowed to charge anything above whatever the rent is plus percentage extra for amenities/furnishing, etc. I have this in the lease for the place we rent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Airbnb doesn't allow parties.

Technically it's up to the airbnb owner. it's not the company that enforces it. Usually owners have this in their rules and can kick out the guest for rule violation. Airbnb will deal with it to make the host whole if the guest is proven to have violated the rules. Also if there is a party of ANY kind you call the police. There is no insurance your long term neighbor or even a house owner won't be a PITA and won't throw parties. they are way more entitled than airbnb guests and harder to deal with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A few years back, Council limited the ability of people to offer their homes over AirBnB and similar sites through the Short Term Rental program. The idea was that it would reduce some of the housing hoarding that was going on in the midst of a housing crisis.

Now, Council wants to let renters allow their homes to be used on AirBnB. My friends in apartment buildings don't want units being rented for parties and all that, but I guess the AirBnB lobby + Council's misguided view of equity will win.

What is wrong with these people?

Source? A law requiring short-term licenses for rentals just went into effect in 2022.

Yes, you have to be a resident and can rent out short term, but it's 90 days total. Still, I don't want my tenant making profit off my place as it's in the premium touristy area and commands high price. I will be putting a clause into the lease limiting it only to long term 30+ days (like our rental lease was when we were renters).

[Anonymous]

Source?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait. Are you saying that renters will be allowed to rent out their place, but owners want? Are owners allowed to disallow this in the lease?

Speaking as a homeowner, I don't really care about any perceived inequity here between owners (who can't rent out homes on AirBnb) and renters (who can) -- if you don't like it, sell your place and rent one you can then, in turn, rent out. But I agree that landlords should be able to ban AirBnb rentals in leases even if the city allows them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is going to open a huge loophole for landlords.

No, it's concerning. If my renter is allowed to make money off my property I have a huge issue with that and would be putting this into a lease. If they just want to sublet for when they will be out of town (let's say summer time), I have no issue. But if they are renting my property to then turn it into PROFIT that's a huge issue. Leases can contain clauses about sublets where time for sublet is limited (let's say 30 days or longer) and also tenant isn't allowed to charge anything above whatever the rent is plus percentage extra for amenities/furnishing, etc. I have this in the lease for the place we rent.

It's weird to me that you're focused on them making money off the property--who really cares? If they decorated it beautifully and offered it as a space for photo shoots, would you also kick up a fuss? The real issue is that some of these short term tenants might damage the apartment, and then it would be difficult to triangulate the repair and costs between you, the tenant, and the short term tenant.