DC Council Shouldn’t Regulate Airbnb, Free State Foundation Says
September proposals to increase restrictions on room-sharing websites in the District of Columbia, such as that of Airbnb, seem to be initiated by the hotel industry to restrict competition, said a blog post on the Free State Foundation's website Thursday.…
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One of the proposals has been supported by Unite Here Local 25, a union that represents 6,500 hotel employees in the Washington area, and the other was drafted by a coalition of large hotels located in the Washington area, the post said. The district of Columbia government requires individuals who share spaces for fewer than 30 days to get a business license, but both of the draft ordinances would limit what a license holder can do with property, the post said. Both proposals go beyond simple standards, instead creating costs that ultimately will restrict competition from room-sharing applications and benefit the hotel industry and its workers, the post said.