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.

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.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced a lawsuit yesterday and a public hearing at the council rages on.