With Dallas City Council considering new rules on short-term rentals, the company is expanding its party house crackdown to Memorial Day weekend.
Airbnb sent a letter this week to Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and City Council members reiterating that it’s committed to working with the city on new rules.With Dallas considering new regulations on short-term rentals, Airbnb is cracking down on one-night rentals for Memorial Day weekend to head off disruptive house parties., announced Friday, adds the upcoming holiday weekend to a restrictive policy it put in place last year for July 4th weekend.
“We’re not saying all 1,600 people were definitely gonna throw a party,” Breit said, referring to last summer’s July 4th deterrent. “We hope that we stopped a lot of parties.” “Being a good neighbor comes first,” Bazaldua said. “Accountability for bad actors should serve as a deterrent and extend to hosts as well. Making regulations on short-term rentals shouldn’t be solely on the shoulders of each individual platform and is all the more reason why we need regulations passed by our City Council.”
On Wednesday, Airbnb sent a letter to Mayor Eric Johnson and council members reiterating that it’s committed to working with the city on new rules.ranked third in the U.S. last year with $170 million in new host income“Today, we remain as committed as ever to working with you to balance the property rights of those who choose to short-term rent their property with the quality of life concerns of neighbors,” wrote Luis Briones, Airbnb’s public policy lead.
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