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Next April, you’ll be able to check with the city to see if your neighbors are renting through Airbnb

The city will post names and addresses online.
by Charles Maldonado December 8, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Whole-house rentals got you down? Get hip to ‘creative disruption’!

Maybe an absentee landlord will let me rent my former home on weekdays.
by C.W. Cannon October 30, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Short-term rental vote deals a blow to neighborhoods — and citizen engagement

Absentee landlords and whole house Airbnb rentals hollow out communities.
by Dana Eness October 25, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Illustration of Bienville Basin mixed-income housing development

Hey tourists! Live like a local in a taxpayer-subsidized Airbnb apartment

We found nine listings that appear to be in developments built with funds for affordable housing.
by Charles Maldonado October 6, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Whole-home short-term rentals: quick cash, long-term damage to the city

A landlord calls for banning a rental option that would increase his cash flow.
by Matt Davis June 13, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

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