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A coalition protecting our communities from the rampant threat of Airbnb and other illegal hotel operations.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ONTARIO GOVERNMENT BANS AIRBNB-TYPE SHORT-TERM RENTALS DURING PANDEMIC

This is an important step towards containing community spread of COVID-19, says coalition

#ONpoli #TOpoli #COVID19 #Airbnb

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2.7% of the U.K.’s 1.5-million landlord population have already made the switch from long-term rental properties to @Airbnb and other short-term sites, equating to 50,000 homes made unavailable to long-term tenants.

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The ‘@Airbnb effect’ is to some extent remarkably similar to gentrification in that it slowly increases the value of an area to the detriment of the indigenous residents, many of whom are pushed out due to financial constraints.

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.@Airbnb is having a detrimental impact on housing stock as it encourages landlords to move their properties out from out of the long-term rental and for-sale markets and into the short-term rental market.

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In one London borough, 32% of @Airbnb listings are available the entire year. That’s 2,827 apartments unavailable to long-term renters.

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.@Airbnb’s $322 million loss could be the result of losing thousands of illegal hotel listings on their site now that a growing number of municipalities are implementing and enforcing laws on short-term rentals.

[Lisa Abramowicz @lisaabramowicz1]

Airbnb, one of the U.S.'s biggest private companies, posted a $322 million net loss in the first 9 months of 2019 versus a $200 million profit a year earlier. Inauspicious for its IPO at a time when investors want to see companies actually make money. https://t.co/mAbNkcGxSm

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.@Airbnb “is littered with fake and downright dodgy listings… turning entire new-build apartment blocks into de facto hotels designed for the short-term rental market.” @WiredUK @jtemperton

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.@WiredUK’s @jtemperton uncovers a scam of more than 200 fake @Airbnb listings and 2,100 fake reviews, while @Airbnb still refuses to share its data with local governments.

[Anthony LaMesa @ajlamesa]

New housing supply in a London desperate for more long-term rentals consumed by Airbnb, an entire apartment block.

[Anthony LaMesa @ajlamesa]

Brazen fraud and nobody at Airbnb is ever held accountable.

[Anthony LaMesa @ajlamesa]

Airbnb is asking for progressive mayors to ban them entirely — brazen flouting of regulations and laws.

[Anthony LaMesa @ajlamesa]

I stumbled across a huge Airbnb scam that’s taking over London
https://t.co/jvxddm9JzN

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.@washingtonpost: If @Airbnb is confident that its community contribution is positive, it should have no problem sharing it's listing data

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If CEO @bchesky wants to show he really cares about the impact @Airbnb has on neighborhoods, he should give them the tools to assess it.

cc:@washingtonpost @atbwebb

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.@washingtonpost: Cities from Barcelona to Boston are struggling to deal with the impact that @Airbnb has had on their neighborhoods

[Share Better LA @FairbnbLA]

.@Airbnb is not "what you see is what you get" when it comes to advertised prices.

An analysis by the @latimes revealed prices are artificially low in @Airbnb search results because it does not include cleaning or service fees.
https://t.co/iZ4cIRENw5

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.@latimes expose on deceptive practices in short-term rental advertising:

"A 'penthouse resort' in downtown Los Angeles was advertised on @VRBO recently for $199 a night but actually costs $369 when the $95 cleaning fee, $34 service fee and $41 lodging tax are added."

[David Wachsmuth @dwachsmuth]

I was honoured to do some of the analysis supporting this action by housing advocates in LA to make sure STR regulations are properly enforced. The fact sheet I prepared is now publicly available on the UPGo website: https://t.co/L6ULiOVd26

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.@TeamPelosi removed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act like language from USMCA negotiations after @unitehere pres @DTaylorUH penned letter to Pelosi voicing "strong opposition" to the "cynical inclusion.” They called out @Airbnb specifically in the letter to Pelosi.