Under the new restrictions, short-term renters will need to register with the city and must be present in the home for the duration of the rental

Under the new restrictions, short-term renters will need to register with the city and must be present in the home for the duration of the rental

Home-sharing company Airbnb said it had to stop accepting some reservations in New York City after new regulations on short-term rentals went into effect.

The new rules are intended to effectively end a free-for-all in which landlords and residents have been renting out their apartments by the week or the night to tourists or others in the city for short stays. Advocates say the practice has driven a rise in demand for housing in already scarce neighbourhoods in the city.

Under the new system, rentals shorter than 30 days are only allowed if hosts register with the city. Hosts must also commit to being physically present in the home for the duration of the rental, sharing living quarters with their guest. More than two guests at a time are not allowed, either, meaning families are effectively barred.

  • @merridew@feddit.ukEnglish
    11•1 year ago

    I don’t see how that matters. A spare room is a spare room whether it’s in the basement, the first floor, or the attic.

    • SatansMaggotyCumFart
      -5•1 year ago

      Where I’m from basement suites are pretty popular. It’s a fully contained suite in the house.

      What used to be fairly cheap accommodations are now being rented out as hotels and it’s causing a lot of housing problems. If it’s just a room in a basement that’s one thing but it doesn’t sound like it is.

      Do you understand where I’m coming from now?

      • @merridew@feddit.ukEnglish
        5•1 year ago

        I understand that. OP expressly described this basement experience as “renting out spare rooms”, though, so I hope you’ll understand why I’m treating this as a spare room being rented out.

        I live in London and am very familiar with the issue of affordable self-contained accommodation being flipped into overpriced Airbnb units, and I would agree with you that such units should be retained as residential housing.

        • SatansMaggotyCumFart
          -4•1 year ago

          I still stand by houses are for long-term housing and hotels are for short term rentals.

          I enjoy the discourse in conversations like this but I think airbnb is a blight in all forms.