This past Thursday, at the D.C. Zoning Commission hearing, adversaries Airbnb and the District’s hotel industry agreed on relaxing the zoning code in the meanwhile as the short-term rentals law is in the works to become enacted. Currently, of the estimated 9,000 short-term rentals operating in the area, 90 percent of them in residential areas are illegal because of the current zoning regulations that prohibit them.
Curbed: D.C. Council gives final approval to Airbnb regulations
D.C. residents who use Airbnb or similar booking services to rent out their homes will likely have to abide by new regulations starting next October, when they are set to go into effect. The policies represent the first time the city has charted comprehensive laws for short-term rental units—an effort that has sparked a fierce debate spanning roughly the past two years.
