If you’re renting out a spare bedroom or basement on Airbnb in D.C., there’s some new requirements and restrictions you should be aware of.
D.C. residents were shocked to find Trump rioters staying at Airbnbs in local neighborhoods during the insurrection. Now the company is cancelling inauguration week reservations.
Some local Airbnb hosts only realized they were hosting insurrectionists on Wednesday morning and had to weigh their options after guests were already on their property.
Jan 13, 2020
Airbnb Has Helped Drive Home Prices Up More Than 5 Percent In Some Parts Of D.C., Researcher Finds
Home-sharing services like Airbnb have led to significant increases in home prices in certain D.C. neighborhoods — some of which were historically populated by minorities.
D.C. has one of the most active markets for homesharing platforms like Airbnb and VRBO, but a law passed last year to regulate them is still on hold.
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is threatening to withhold building permits from government projects if Mayor Muriel Bowser does not implement a new law regulating short-term rentals booked through services like Airbnb and VRBO.
Jan 16, 2019
Bowser Says D.C.’s Airbnb Law May Be Unconstitutional, But She Isn’t Using Her Veto Power
The mayor also argued that the bill is too restrictive. “I believe the Council could have struck a better balance between these legitimate interests,” she said in a letter to the Council chairman.
Nov 14, 2018
D.C. Will Restrict Short-Term Rentals Like Airbnb
The bill allows D.C. residents to rent out a bedroom or basement for short period of time, but imposes a 90-day annual cap if they are not present during the rental and bans the use of second homes for short-term rentals.