The Assembly is proposing an ordinance to regulate and create a licensing program for short-term rentals that operate in Anchorage.
According to the, Anchorage is dealing with a housing shortage and there is a need to increase supply to offset skyrocketing home prices.Rob Cupples has been operating short-term rental units in Anchorage since 2017. He operates a total of five Airbnb-based vacation rentals called Cupples Cottages.
“I know I cannot guarantee every moment of my life I can be reached within 60 minutes. It’s simply not realistic,"Cupples said. One of the authors of the proposal, Assembly member Randy Sulte, said the purpose of the measure is not to restrict short-term rentals but to start the process of collecting data on them. The measure aims to find out how many operate in Anchorage, whether they are having an impact on the market, and whether they are being managed properly.
Edgington said his community has already collected the data on rental units. He said short-term rentals represent 18% of the housing market in Girdwood.
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