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Please support the Taxation and Regulation of short-term rentals. To find the name and contact information for your local legislator, click here. New Study Shatters Airbnb Homesharing Myth in Boston In partnership with the Massachusetts Lodging Association, the American Hotel & Lodging Association released a new report that examines the rise of commercial activity taking place on Airbnb nationwide. This study, Hosts with Multiple Unites - A Key Driver of Airbnb Growth, reveals that Airbnb's business in Boston is moving even further away from true home sharing: 70% of Airbnb's Boston revenue comes from whole-unit rentals (those rentals where the owner is not present during the time of the rental). The full report is available for download on the AHLA website here Trust, but verify, Airbnb's claims on taxation, regs The sharing economy is changing the way the world does business, delivering new options for consumers and extra income for service providers like those who occasionally rent out space in their home on a short-term basis. That's a good thing. But it's also important for our laws to keep up with the ballooning growth of these industries to ensure they pay their fair share while protecting public interests like safety and accessibility. To read the full Boston Business Journal article, click here 'Airbnb' citizens petition scorned as a trick by corporation to trip up city on regulation A petition filed Monday to set rules for Airbnb hosts drew suspicion and anger rather than support, with city councillors signaling that they would take care to avoid what they considered a trick to delay legitimate regulations from being passed. To read the full Cambridge Day article, click here
Please support the Taxation and Regulation of short-term rentals. To find the name and contact information for your local legislator, click here.