Boston Herald – Marty Walsh eyes short-term rentals with new executive order

April 27, 2017

City Hall is eyeing short-term rentals in the city to determine how many properties might be used just for accommodation websites such as Airbnb and HomeAway. An executive order signed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh yesterday directs Inspectional Services, Assessing and other departments to identify where and how prevalent commercial short-term rental listings are in the city, and make sure the units are not violating city occupancy or zoning code…

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