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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without any sources, I call BS. This doesn’t make sense especially since a landlord can easily restrict use of their property via the lease. DC recently restricted Airbnb use to primary residences [b]so why in the world would they only allow people who rent to play host on Airbnb?! [/b][/quote]

DC is pretty transient. I have a lot of friends who will leave on work trips for 2-10 weeks in duration for the government, World Bank, etc. Those folks will often try to line up a sub-letter for the entire duration of the trip via word-of-mouth and friends-of-friends, but may also use STR platforms (Airbnb) to host multiple tenants. Some inform their landlord about the subletting and others do not (if the landlord is hostile to subletting).

It sounds like DC Council is considering giving tenants the right to sublet for a short period of time. A statute passed by the Council will override and negate any lease terms that restrict or ban subletting. Illegal terms in a lease are null and void - for example, landlord can only raise rent once every 12 months and terms in a lease that violate this law are unenforceable.  [/quote]

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