Newsday – Huntington proposes ban on short-term apartment rentals

December 28, 2016
Huntington Town officials are considering a ban on renting out accessory apartments for less than 30 days in an effort to avoid the proliferation of Airbnb-like operations. “It’s a legitimate quality-of-life concern that’s been raised due to the changing nature of rentals,” Councilman Mark Cuthbertson said Wednesday. “Like Uber or Lyft [car and ride-hailing services] when it comes to taxis, it’s a cutting-edge thing that we’re trying to address in our zoning code.” Residential property converted to commercial use, Cuthbertson said, could result in an influx of people and a shortage of parking spaces…
Source: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/huntington-proposes-ban-on-short-term-apartment-rentals-1.12816508