Short-term rentals like Air-BnB are driving up the cost of housing and one of the highest contributing factors to lack of affordable housing. The city console should have gone much further in specifically targeting short-term rentals less than 1 month with even higher fees and inspection intervals. If all these short-term rentals were rendered "bad investments" imagine how many more houses would be affordable for first time, elderly and financially insecure home buyers.
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