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December 12, 2018
Los Angeles (finally) adopts rules cracking down on Airbnb hosts
Rent-controlled units in Los Angeles will be banned from Airbnb when the new rules take effect in July.
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April 11, 2018
LA now weighing tighter restrictions for Airbnb hosts
Hosts might be limited to renting out their properties to 120 days every year.
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March 8, 2018
Protestors ask city to crack down on Airbnb rentals
A local labor union says short-term rental sites are taking away affordable apartments.
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February 6, 2018
Los Angeles is still dragging its feet on Airbnb regulations
City committee delays vote on short-term rental rules that are now two-years in the making.
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June 14, 2017
Airbnb hosts clash with hotel industry over LA’s proposal to limit short-term rentals
Hosts and hotel workers flood City Hall to weigh on a proposal to put new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rentals.
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December 16, 2016
Nearly half of all California Airbnb renters stay in Los Angeles
The company says those guests have been a boon to the local economy, generating over $1 billion in economic activity. But how has all that business affected the rental market?
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November 2, 2016
Grumpy old City Council is cracking down on house parties
The City Council unanimously passed a motion Wednesday asking the city attorney to create an ordinance hitting property owners and party hosts with an escalating series of fines for noise violations resulting from house parties.
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September 7, 2016
Airbnb launches ad campaign to woo Los Angeles
Ads emphasize that Airbnb is all about home "sharing"
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September 2, 2016
Airbnb is suing the city of Santa Monica
The popular short-term rental service is suing the city of Santa Monica over restrictions on such rentals that the company says are unconstitutional. Since the city's ordinance went into effect in June, Airbnb has been fined $20,000.
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August 30, 2016
New study: LA Airbnb rentals should be capped at 83 nights yearly
As the city of Los Angeles figures out how to regulate Airbnb and other short-term rentals, a new study finds hosts here should be limited to renting their units 83 days out of the year.
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July 27, 2016
Airbnb has paid $20K in fines to Santa Monica
Santa Monica has some of the toughest Airbnb rules around, and city officials say enforcement is going well. In one year, it has issued nearly 900 fines, the majority of them to Airbnb.
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July 18, 2016
LA strikes a deal to collect hotel taxes from Airbnb
The roughly 12,000 Airbnb hosts citywide will have to start paying a 14 percent lodging tax under the agreement, which does not prevent the city from going after hosts for back taxes. The deal is expected to generate $5 million in revenue.
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July 16, 2016
WeHo is having a tough time enforcing its Airbnb ban
A new report from the city's public works departments says tough restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rentals passed in October are proving tough to enforce. Right now, nearly two percent of the residential units in WeHo are listed on Airbnb.
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July 13, 2016
Santa Monica convicts its first Airbnb-rule violator
Last year, Santa Monica passed strict new rules governing short-term rental usage. This rental operator had previously bragged he thought the city couldn’t enforce its rules.
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June 30, 2016
Anaheim bans Airbnb and other short-term rentals
Short-term rentals were totally skewered by public commenters at the meeting that led up to the Anaheim City Council's vote to enact a sweeping ban on full-unit, short-term rentals popular on such websites as Airbnb and Vrbo.
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June 23, 2016
LA is a big step closer to regulating Airbnb
Planning Commission backs rules to limit the types of places that can be rented out and for how long. A city planner says it has, "elicited the greatest intensity of public response of any city land use issue we’ve had in recent years."
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June 20, 2016
LA landlords face criminal charges after booting tenants
They're accused of evicting tenants, then quickly turning around and renting the units on Airbnb. "In a city with a profound shortage of affordable housing, unlawfully converting rental units to operate hotels has got to stop," prosecutor says.
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April 19, 2016
Los Angeles's Proposed Rules For Legalizing Airbnb
Los Angeles has released its draft regulations for making Airbnb and other short-term rentals legal in the city. Landlords will only be able to rent a full unit for 90 days a year, and there are lots of strict fines attached to any noncompliance.
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March 20, 2016
Airbnb Driving Down Hotel Prices in Los Angeles
A study shows a 42 percent increase in the number of Airbnb rentals in just seven months. Meanwhile, hotel prices have stagnated in areas with a large number of short-term rentals available.