Mayor Adrian Schrinner says property owners would now need appropriate planning approvals, body corporate support and a 24-7 property manager for short-term rentals
Hard to argue tbh… Is there a negative to something like this I’m not aware of?
Personally I think Airbnb is the stupidest thing going. You pay more than hotel rates, to live in a house you have to clean and tidy yourself and then pay cleaning fees on top, and its often a hassle if anything goes wrong as there’s no responsible party you can approach - Airbnb shrug their shoulders, and the host just hides behind a mobile number they can conveniently turn off.
Have used them a couple of times in the past purely because we had pets and I hated it.
People are always treating Airbnbs and hotels like they fulfill the exact same role, but personally i’ve never had much luck in finding a hotel that offers a full kitchen for a reasonable rate, much less offered the sort of continuous interior space most Airbnbs can, and which is great if you tend to travel on tips with both your and extended family.
Short term rentals should definitely be more regulated, but it amazes me that condos, but rented and for poor people took so long to really become common.