Local Politics:Issues:Short Term Rentals

News and Opinion

 * Boston Herald: Short-term rental companies, facing fines, fight Boston enforcement, by Sean Philip Cotter (Dec 22, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Testing tech ideas in public? San Francisco says get permit, by Janie Har, Associated Press (Dec 10, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Airbnb introduces new rules to rein in parties, nuisances, unattributed, Associated Press (Dec 5, 2019)
 * CNBC: Airbnb has removed thousands of listings in Boston as new rule takes effect ahead of the company’s presumed IPO next year, by William Feuer (Dec 3, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Boston short-term-rental applications roll in as Airbnb deadline looms, by Sean Philip Cotter (Nov 29, 2019)
 * Boston Globe: Boston’s tough rules governing Airbnb rentals are finally in full effect, by Tim Logan Globe (Nov 28, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Property owners must play by rules, editorial (Nov 16, 2019)
 * Boston Globe: Airbnb to verify all 7 million properties to improve trust, by Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press (Nov 6, 2019)
 * Boston Globe: Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ after California shooting kills 5, by Stefanie Dazio and Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press (Nov 2, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Short-term rental regulations won’t make rents go down for Boston tenants, real estate professionals say, by Sean Philip Cotter (Oct 23, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Boston housing chief: ‘Thousands’ of former Airbnbs to hit rental market in December, by Sean Philip Cotter (Oct 22, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Airbnb donation timing ‘suspicious’ as Boston short-term rental regulations take hold, by Erin Tiernan (Oct 21, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Boston short-term rental owners hope to lock-down ‘loopholes’ before ZBA, by Erin Tiernan (Oct 20, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Man who died in Jamaica Plain short-term rental shooting ID’d, by Rick Sobey (Oct 2, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: Residents, officials say shootout at short-term rental underscores need for regs, by Erin Tiernan (Sept 29, 2019)
 * Boston Globe: Airbnb settles suit with Boston over short-term rental limits, by Milton Valencia (Aug 29, 2019)
 * Boston Globe: Cape Cod rentals are having an unexpectedly slow summer, by Stephanie Ebbert (July 28, 2019)
 * Boston Globe: Airbnb to appeal ruling that upheld key part of city’s short-term rental law, by Tim Logan (July 6, 2019)
 * Boston Globe: Airbnb host kicks out black guests in racist exchange, by Timothy Bella (June 3, 2019)
 * Boston Globe: Banned by Airbnb — but why?, by Christopher Elliott (May 14, 2019)
 * Boston Globe: Judge blocks parts of Boston’s Airbnb ordinance, by Jeremy C. Fox (May 4, 2019)
 * Boston Herald: New Massachusetts law will tax, regulate short-term rentals, unattributed, Associated Press (Dec 29, 2018)
 * Boston Globe: Baker signs long-awaited Airbnb bill, opening new era for industry, by Matt Stout (Dec 28, 2018)
 * Boston Globe: Facing Airbnb suit, Boston to delay some short-term rental rules, by Tim Logan (Nov 20, 2018)
 * Boston Globe: State’s stalled plan to regulate Airbnb leaves cities in limbo, by Tim Logan (Oct 14, 2018)