Post by High Priestess on May 14, 2016 14:51:05 GMT
See the article
www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160513/BLOGS02/160519894/emanuel-moves-to-toughen-and-weaken-airbnb-rules
and
www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-airbnb-city-council-sharing-emanuel-aldermen-edit-0516-md-20160513-story.html
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today moved to toughen his proposed regulations on short-term rental companies such as Airbnb, including a limit on how many could operate in any single area.
But he eliminated a 90-night-a-year limit on any individual unit for short-term rental. It wasn't immediately clear whether the rules will be strong enough to convert aldermen and community groups on the North Side and downtown, who have been bitterly complaining that some areas are being overrun with "ghost" hotels. And there was no indication Emanuel would be willing to defer a City Council vote, which now is set for next week.
According to the mayor's office, the latest draft— --reached after discussions with Airbnb— ---would require the host to be present when single-family homes are rented out for short periods. The home would have to be the "primary residence" of the host.
In multiple-family buildings of two to four units, no more than one unit at a time could be rented.
In larger buildings, the condominium board or homeowners association would have the final power. According to the mayor's office, such groups "would be able to establish and affirmatively notify the city of any limit to the number of rental units." But the buildings would have to "opt in" to regulations, not "opt out" to have limits, as some aldermen wanted.
All such rentals would have to be registered and reported to the city on a monthly basis, whether they involve “intermediary" firms such as Airbnb or "advertising platforms" such as HomeAway.
In one other shift, anyone who offers more than one unit for short-term rental would have to obtain a license that could be revoked against "bad apple actors."
The 90-nights-a-year limit was removed after objections from Airbnb. But, like the earlier version, the current proposal would double the city tax on such units to 4 percent, providing $2 million for affordable housing.
www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160513/BLOGS02/160519894/emanuel-moves-to-toughen-and-weaken-airbnb-rules
and
www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-airbnb-city-council-sharing-emanuel-aldermen-edit-0516-md-20160513-story.html
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today moved to toughen his proposed regulations on short-term rental companies such as Airbnb, including a limit on how many could operate in any single area.
But he eliminated a 90-night-a-year limit on any individual unit for short-term rental. It wasn't immediately clear whether the rules will be strong enough to convert aldermen and community groups on the North Side and downtown, who have been bitterly complaining that some areas are being overrun with "ghost" hotels. And there was no indication Emanuel would be willing to defer a City Council vote, which now is set for next week.
According to the mayor's office, the latest draft— --reached after discussions with Airbnb— ---would require the host to be present when single-family homes are rented out for short periods. The home would have to be the "primary residence" of the host.
In multiple-family buildings of two to four units, no more than one unit at a time could be rented.
In larger buildings, the condominium board or homeowners association would have the final power. According to the mayor's office, such groups "would be able to establish and affirmatively notify the city of any limit to the number of rental units." But the buildings would have to "opt in" to regulations, not "opt out" to have limits, as some aldermen wanted.
All such rentals would have to be registered and reported to the city on a monthly basis, whether they involve “intermediary" firms such as Airbnb or "advertising platforms" such as HomeAway.
In one other shift, anyone who offers more than one unit for short-term rental would have to obtain a license that could be revoked against "bad apple actors."
The 90-nights-a-year limit was removed after objections from Airbnb. But, like the earlier version, the current proposal would double the city tax on such units to 4 percent, providing $2 million for affordable housing.