Post by High Priestess on Jun 14, 2019 15:17:35 GMT
Portland recently passed an ordinance that would require STR platforms to remove hosts who have not legally registered and gotten permits from the city for their STR. The city estimates there is only a 30% compliance rate with the STR law:
www.koin.com/news/civic-affairs/portland-seeks-crackdown-on-short-term-rentals/2014431486
More on this issue:
www.pressherald.com/2019/06/10/portland-committee-to-grapple-with-unregistered-short-term-rentals/
pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/430655-338998-short-term-rental-scofflaws-beware
www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/06/07/26606076/portlands-poised-to-finally-hold-airbnb-accountable-for-shirking-city-rules
www.koin.com/news/civic-affairs/portland-seeks-crackdown-on-short-term-rentals/2014431486
Portland's mayor is planning to pass an ordinance that would force short-term rental companies like Airbnb to take down unpermitted rentals.
Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the proposed crackdown in Oregon's largest city follows a federal court ruling in March (in Santa Monica) that dealt a legal blow to Airbnb's long-held position that it is not responsible for policing unpermitted listings on its site.
Portland's revenue division has been trying to reach a voluntary agreement with the company for more than a year over unpermitted rentals.
The city says Airbnb's latest offer represented a step backward, so it is preparing to try a tougher tactic: an ordinance that goes after Airbnb's profits.
The draft ordinance would prevent Airbnb from collecting booking fees on unpermitted rentals in Portland.
It's modeled after a similar ordinance in Santa Monica, California, that was recently upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in that state.
Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the proposed crackdown in Oregon's largest city follows a federal court ruling in March (in Santa Monica) that dealt a legal blow to Airbnb's long-held position that it is not responsible for policing unpermitted listings on its site.
Portland's revenue division has been trying to reach a voluntary agreement with the company for more than a year over unpermitted rentals.
The city says Airbnb's latest offer represented a step backward, so it is preparing to try a tougher tactic: an ordinance that goes after Airbnb's profits.
The draft ordinance would prevent Airbnb from collecting booking fees on unpermitted rentals in Portland.
It's modeled after a similar ordinance in Santa Monica, California, that was recently upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in that state.
www.pressherald.com/2019/06/10/portland-committee-to-grapple-with-unregistered-short-term-rentals/
pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/430655-338998-short-term-rental-scofflaws-beware
www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/06/07/26606076/portlands-poised-to-finally-hold-airbnb-accountable-for-shirking-city-rules