Portland Press Herald – Portland council will consider regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb, VRBO

February 9, 2017
Portland is one step closer to regulating short-term rentals, a burgeoning sector of the sharing economy that helps people pay their rent but raises concerns for others who believe the practice is taking up much-needed housing units from the market and changing neighborhoods. The City Council’s Housing Committee voted 3-0 to recommend regulations to the full council that would limit the number of short-term rentals and adopt registration fees designed to discourage people from buying up and converting apartment buildings…
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