Post by High Priestess on Sept 21, 2015 2:01:07 GMT
Peter3 months ago
Europe cracks down on Airbnb, other room-sharing sites
"In Paris, government inspectors are enforcing a ban on short-term stays in investment properties booked through San Francisco-based Airbnb and similar websites.
'If Parisians want to rent out their home when they go on holiday, that is not really a problem,' said Ian Brossat, Paris' deputy mayor in charge of housing. 'What concerns us is when someone purchases one or more properties with the aim to turn them into tourist rentals. We don't have enough properties to house Parisians.'"
"In May, French inspectors scoured room-sharing sites such as Airbnb, Homelidays and LeBonCoin and found at least 100 illegal short-term rentals among 2,000 properties they examined. Last year, Paris imposed fines totaling $644,000 on 56 such properties.
The City of Light is Airbnb's most popular destination, with 40,000 listings — 8,000 more than New York. Still, the website said it doesn't oppose the law.
'Around 83% of our listings in Paris are main residences, so this crackdown does not really concern us,' Airbnb France spokeswoman Philippine Nouveau said."
Click here usat.ly/1RgKPQf for USAToday article.
My two cents: France has an interesting restriction in response to the concern about long term rental displacement: "In France, homeowners are free to rent out their primary residence for up to four months per year. But under a Parisian law enacted in 2011, people who want to rent out an investment property must own an equivalent property with a long-term tenant. Fines for breaking the rule can exceed $28,000."
Susie:
Hmm that's ironic considering the Open is there! What is we go and can't stay in an Airbnb?!
Europe cracks down on Airbnb, other room-sharing sites
"In Paris, government inspectors are enforcing a ban on short-term stays in investment properties booked through San Francisco-based Airbnb and similar websites.
'If Parisians want to rent out their home when they go on holiday, that is not really a problem,' said Ian Brossat, Paris' deputy mayor in charge of housing. 'What concerns us is when someone purchases one or more properties with the aim to turn them into tourist rentals. We don't have enough properties to house Parisians.'"
"In May, French inspectors scoured room-sharing sites such as Airbnb, Homelidays and LeBonCoin and found at least 100 illegal short-term rentals among 2,000 properties they examined. Last year, Paris imposed fines totaling $644,000 on 56 such properties.
The City of Light is Airbnb's most popular destination, with 40,000 listings — 8,000 more than New York. Still, the website said it doesn't oppose the law.
'Around 83% of our listings in Paris are main residences, so this crackdown does not really concern us,' Airbnb France spokeswoman Philippine Nouveau said."
Click here usat.ly/1RgKPQf for USAToday article.
My two cents: France has an interesting restriction in response to the concern about long term rental displacement: "In France, homeowners are free to rent out their primary residence for up to four months per year. But under a Parisian law enacted in 2011, people who want to rent out an investment property must own an equivalent property with a long-term tenant. Fines for breaking the rule can exceed $28,000."
Susie:
Hmm that's ironic considering the Open is there! What is we go and can't stay in an Airbnb?!