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We advocate for wise, thoughtful regulation of Short Term Rentals in Colorado Springs. Primary residences only, capped permits, closed loop reporting.

11/07/2024

"In June, Collboni announced a plan to stop renewing permits for rentals used by foreign visitors by 2028, a move that would make 10,000 units available to locals in four years."

The crowd, which numbered 3,000 people, according to local media, also marched holding a large banner demanding that city officials “decrease tourists now.”

29/05/2024

"Airbnb responded to the initial deaths in 2014 by asserting it would mandate carbon monoxide detectors in all its listings but that's yet to happen."

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky will appear on NBC Nightly News to discuss challenges his company is facing, including a carbon monoxide detector mandate.

18/05/2024

"It's been really lovely," Steamboat Springs resident Torey Wodnik told KUNC about living in the new red zones. "We have a handful of brand new full-time, year-round neighbors who are a part of our neighborhood, part of our community, living here, working here."

The preponderance of "professional hosts" in spots from Hawaii to Florida could make stays cheaper for travelers but amp up competition for new hosts.

29/04/2024

“A lot of people will say Airbnb is here to stay, but New York City shows you that’s not necessarily the case. When they decided to enforce their housing laws, it was really effective,” says Cox. “New York City’s approach is a good model to show that we can be as restrictive as we want. It’s up to us.”

Communities across the US are finding clever ways to crack down on the short-term housing market, making more homes available for residents.

22/04/2024

Yes. STRs do raise rents for all.

"After Irvine's ban went into effect, long-term rents in the city dropped by 3%, according to the study, a decrease of $114 a month on average."

When one California city banned Airbnbs, monthly rents plunged $114 on average. It's clear: Banning short-term rentals can help bring down rent.

21/04/2024

Want a safe place to stay? Get a hotel, per advice from police.

"Officers told the renters that if they felt unsafe, they should find a hotel for the remainder of their stay."

Police in Lexington, Kentucky, confirmed they were called out to investigate an Airbnb stay that left the renter “unsettled.”

19/04/2024

Unlike Colorado Springs, New York City is "determined to enforce the new law and prosecute those who violate it, including through significant economic sanctions."

The new law regarding short-term rentals on Airbnb is certainly not to be taken lightly, as demonstrated by the recent

12/04/2024

“On Kauai, for example, more units are becoming vacation rentals every year than we are building annually, so we have literally declining housing stock on Kauai, and the same thing is happening on Maui — even pre-fire.”

For the first time in years, Hawaiian legislators are advancing bills that would allow counties to phase out short-term rentals. What could that mean for locals and visitors?

06/03/2024

"'Houses used to be for employees and hotels for guests. Now houses are for guests and hotels are for employee housing".

In Steamboat Springs, Colorado, even high-earners are being priced out, NBC reported.The city manager said two people turned down a six-figure job after

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When entire housing units are used for business, neighbors are pushed out of neighborhoods

We are a group of concerned residents of Colorado Springs who are alarmed at the sudden surge in the number of housing units that are being used as full time short-term rentals. We have no problem with actual home sharing, where hosts live in and share the property that they live on with guests. Our concern is that entire housing units, located in residential-zoned areas, have been converted into full time short-term lodging businesses. The Short Term Rental (STR) market is growing exponentially (1,100% over five years in Austin, 700% in New Orleans, over 4,400% in Colorado Springs, many other examples exist).

Any other business operating in a residential area would be considered to be a “home occupation” with regulations that protect the other people who reside in that neighborhood -and the expectation that someone still lives full time in the home. Investors have found a very profitable gray area within the" home sharing" phenomenon and these lodging businesses are allowed to operate freely in our Colorado Springs neighborhoods.

Additionally, every housing unit used in this way is a housing unit that can no longer be used by a Colorado Springs resident. This is not the reason for our affordable housing crisis, but it certainly will make the crisis permanent.

Together with Colorado Springs Planning Commissioners Scott Hente, Reggie Graham and Jim Raughton, we ask City Council to include a requirement that the hosts actually live on their properties in the proposed STR ordinance. We also call for a cap to be placed on the number of STR permits issued, so that City remains in control of the growth of this use. A closed-loop reporting system, where the STR platforms (like Airbnb, VRBO, Turnkey, 60+ others) are required to report the activity on their websites to the city to determine if any STRs are operating illegally, cross-referenced with data from a third party (such as Harmari), is also essential.