Airbnb
hosts face fees in
city worried about affordable housing
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Airbnb
hosts in Boston could get hit with
fees in an effort to combat high rents in popular neighborhoods. **
On Monday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced that he had filed a
city ordinance to regulate short-term rentals. His plan would charge
Airbnb hosts fees for renting out their properties, as well as limit the number of days a unit can be rented out.*
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"This ordinance is an important step towards our goal of reducing
housing costs by creating disincentives to take units off the market for use as short-term rentals," Mayor Walsh said in a
statement. "It also allows for the continued use of short-term rentals in scenarios that are non-disruptive to our neighborhoods and support our tourism industry."
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