Considering a ban on short-term rentals

At the Village of Atlantic Beach’s next board meeting on Dec. 14, a public hearing to consider passing a resolution to ban transient occupancy will be discussed.
Transient occupancy involves the use of short term renting properties, according to George Pappas, the village’s mayor.
“This code, if passed, would prohibit property owners from renting through Airbnb,” he said. “This would prevent renting any rooms on their properties for less than 30 days.”
Airbnb, and other short-term rental programs like it, allow people to stay on residential properties for weekends on up to one month. According to the website, it is a “trusted community marketplace” for people to either list their rental properties or book a place to stay in another city, which can all be done online. Airbnb takes their name from a mash up of the terms Air, Bed and Breakfast.
In Atlantic Beach, the ban on short-term renting would not be subject to only certain streets. “This would be applicable throughout the entire village, if the board passes this resolution” Pappas said. “It’s a quality of life issue.”

In other communities across the country like San Francisco, Airbnb defeated proposed legislation known as Proposition F that would have banned them from allowing hosts in that city to book more than 75 days of short-term renting.
According to the company, Airbnb hosts in nearby New York City rented out a typical room, house or apartment for fewer than four days per month and made a median income of $5,110 in the past year.
The data about Airbnb was released in November and is known as its Community Compact. Its goal is to “work with cities around the world on responsible rules for home sharing … so that policy makers can make informed decisions about home sharing in their communities.”
To attend the public hearing, it is scheduled to take place at Atlantic Beach’s Village Hall at 65 The Plaza at 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 14.
To see the Airbnb blog and its Community Compact, visit: https://www.airbnbaction.com/blog/data-on-the-airbnb-community-in-nyc

Airbnb statistics for New York City hosts in 2015

How hosts use their property in NYC (based on 60,000 listings)
90 percent    List their property as their permanent home
78 percent    Earn low, moderate or middle incomes
72 percent    Use money from hosting to stay in their homes
36 percent    Earn irregular incomes, i.e. freelancing
11 percent    Use Airbnb to help support a small business