City officials are proposing stricter enforcement, higher fines and new technology in part to prevent rent-controlled apartments from being listed on Airbnb and Booking.com, the subject of a Capital & Main and ProPublica investigation. - ThreadSky

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propublica.org • 78 days ago

City officials are proposing stricter enforcement, higher fines and new technology in part to prevent rent-controlled apartments from being listed on Airbnb and https://Booking.com, the subject of a Capital & Main and ProPublica investigation.

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chrpotr.com•78 days ago

Every municipality in the US taking notes.

maggiekpaints.bsky.social•78 days ago

Good. airbnb and their ilk specifically are making homelessness worse.

civilm.bsky.social•78 days ago

These short term rentals are exacerbating and adds problems to an already problematic housing market.

canadianbacon66.bsky.social•78 days ago

Should always be the case.

lwaveryder.bsky.social•78 days ago

This seems like a great idea, but why does the Olympics have anything to do with it? Can we not protect the public interest unless the world‘s eye is on the city?