Hawaii Moves to Ban Short-Term Rentals to Address Housing Crisis
By Paul Blest, More Perfect UnionAfter years of watching Airbnb steamroll state and local governments and housing markets, lawmakers are fed up — and finally doing something about it.The state legislature in Hawaii, where residents are facing one of the worst shortages of affordable housing in the country, is currently advancing two bills that would authorize county governments to phase out short-term rentals, like those found on Airbnb and Vrbo. The bills, HB 1838 and SB 2919, passed with amend...
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