LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved on April 29 a motion aimed at strengthening enforcement of a city ordinance prohibiting unpermitted and non-compliant Airbnbs and other short-term rental operations. “In our city, we cannot afford the consequences of losing any more affordable housing units from a supply that is already in a desperate deficiency,”…
Los Angeles Seeks Enforcement Against Illegal Short-Term Rentals
April 30, 2022
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Owner of Vrbo Sued by LA City for Allegedly Violating Short-Term Rental Law
LOS ANGELES—HomeAway, a leading short-term rental platform, is facing a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles City over its violation of the city’s home-sharing law by allowing unregistered hosts to post listings, officials announced on March 21. The city alleges HomeAway—which is a part of the Expedia Group and operates the popular rental platform Vrbo—for processing…
LA Airbnb Reports 2,000 Percent Increase in Rental Searches from Ohio
February 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Super Bowl attracts millions of eyeballs every year, and when the Cincinnati Bengals earned a spot in the game, their fans turned their attention to Airbnb in hopes of finding places to stay in the Los Angeles area, according to data released on Feb. 7. According to Airbnb, searches by Ohio-based guests for…
LA City Explores Amending Short-Term Rental Law to Protect Against Crime
January 19, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Council voted on Jan. 19 to explore amending the city’s municipal code to suspend a property’s ability to be used as a short-term rental if any criminal activity occurred at the location while being rented. The city’s current ordinance, which was passed in 2018, limits home-sharing to primary residences and requires…
Fractional Homeownership: A Growing Trend in Newport Beach With No Regulation
January 13, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Though complaints about short-term rentals in Newport Beach had led to more regulations, the city still doesn’t yet know how to deal with fractional homeownership—a new and growing trend where multiple individuals pool their money together to buy a shared home that each of them can use throughout the year. Many Newport Beach…
Fountain Valley Decides to Regulate Short Term Rentals Instead of Full Out Ban
The city of Fountain Valley, Calif., voted 3-2 on Dec. 21 to draft a motion to support short-term rentals with a moderate amount of restrictions, instead of fully prohibiting them. Short-term rentals are defined by the city as renting a living space for less than 30 days. Available options are commonly listed by homeowners on…
Fountain Valley to Consider Prohibiting or Regulating Short-Term Rentals
December 20, 2021
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.—The City of Fountain Valley may become Orange County’s next city to ban short-term rentals, with the city council primed to discuss either banning the operation or adding regulations to the practice at their Dec. 21 council meeting. Short-term rentals are defined by the city as renting a living space for less than…
Newport Beach Further Restricts Short-Term Rental
December 16, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The City of Newport Beach voted Dec. 14 during a second reading to adopt a new ordinance that will put more restrictions on short-term rental within the city to address residents’ concerns about noise and parking issues coming from short-term tenants. A short-term rental is defined by the city as renting a living…
Costa Mesa Extends Short-Term Rental Ban
November 4, 2021
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The City of Costa Mesa unanimously approved an emergency ordinance Nov. 2 that will continue the city’s ban on short-term rentals (STRs) for another year. STRs, defined as rentals that last for less than 30 days, are commonly listed on websites including Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway, FlipKey, and others. Every council member seemed to be in…
Fullerton Shoots Down Ban on Unoccupied Short-Term Rentals
May 5, 2021
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Fullerton city council has rejected a complete ban on whole house short-term rentals (STRs). Council during a May 4 meeting instead proposed shortening the cap on unoccupied STRs in an attempt to compromise after being hit with lawsuits from parties on both sides of the issue. It will vote during its May 18 meeting on an amended ordinance that would reduce the limit of total allowable whole-house STRs within the city from…
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