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HOUSE-SHARING site Airbnb could land in hot water after major cities around the globe begin to clamp down on short-term rentals.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the ban cuts the core of Airbnb’s business, which allows a family or young professional to earn cash by renting out a room or apartment while traveling away from home.
Meanwhile, Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA), Australia’s peak accommodation body, wishes for similar legislation to be enforced in Australia.
TAA CEO, Carol Giuseppi, said, “The overwhelming majority of listings for unregulated short term accommodation in Sydney are for full houses and flats involving no sharing, and increasingly the sector is being controlled by commercial operators with multiple properties available 365 days a year.”
“We call on Australian governments at all levels to take note and take action to protect residents, communities and regulated accommodation operators,” she added.
“We are not against genuine ‘sharing’, but we believe there needs to be sensible and proportional regulations imposed on non-resident commercial property owners – especially multiple-property investors – who rent out full properties for short term stays.”
Crackdowns against short-term rentals and house-sharing models have also been recorded in Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, and most notably, Airbnb’s place of birth, San Francicso.
Tech Times reported that in San Francisco, the company has filed a lawsuit against a new requirement that Airbnb reject booking fees from landlords who have not undergone proper registration with the city government.
Reuters reported that in the eight years of Airbnb’s growth, the company has often clashed with local public officials seeking to minimize the impact of short-term rentals on neighborhoods and urban housing markets.
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Source: travelwireasia.com