By Carolyn Said Updated 6:00 am, Monday, March 19, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 Buy photo South Lake Tahoe police Officer Louis Klingelhoffer passes a trash pile that may be the work of a bear. South Lake Tahoe police Officer Louis Klingelhoffer passes a trash pile that may be the work of a bear. Photo: Michael … [Read more...] about Tahoe ski town cracks down on vacation rentals: Too much tourism?
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Walsh wants City Council to delay vote on rules for short-term rentals
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Tim Logan Globe Staff March 19, 2018 The Boston City Council could vote as soon as Wednesday on rules that would rein in the city’s booming short-term rental industry.But Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who first proposed the tough new regulations two months ago, would rather they didn’t.With a Wednesday deadline approaching for a vote on legislation that would sharply curtail many short-term rentals on websites such as Airbnb, Walsh administration officials on Monday asked for more time to sort out the technology they need to enforce the rules. The city is seeking software to help track the thousands of apartments being rented by the night across Boston. The new rules shouldn’t be finalized until that search is further along, said William “Buddy” Christopher, head of the city’s Inspectional Services Department. Advertisement “I … [Read more...] about Walsh wants City Council to delay vote on rules for short-term rentals
Senate steps into dispute over the rental of lake homes
So you own a luxury home on Gull Lake, or perhaps just a log cabin on a rural backwater. The kids have grown and moved away, and you don't use it so much anymore. Yet the taxes keep rising, the mortgage is still due and you decide to place an ad with one of those online sites such as Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO) in the hope of renting the place to some nice family to earn a little cash. That's your business, right? A proposed amendment to state law that passed a Minnesota Senate hearing Monday basically says yes. It would mandate that communities zone such properties as single or multifamily residences, "except that a county may license that use as rental housing." The bill seems built on a simple, common-sense notion that you can do what you want with your property. Except, critics say, when that use bumps up against community responsibility, health and safety issues and the notion of a fair playing field. The issue has been brewing for a few years, as the economy slumped and more … [Read more...] about Senate steps into dispute over the rental of lake homes
Monday roundup: No-bid contract benefits Unisys, Strike Force payouts, fatal fire in unlicensed rental
City spent millions on no-bid IT contract: Now some top city officials are casting doubt on whether the 10-year Unisys relationship, which dates back to the era of dialup modems, remains the best deal for taxpayers. What's more, a recent audit found the company wasn't following some of the requirements in its contract. Several of the city's IT players who guided the contract's extensions over the years, all of whom have since left the city, had employment ties to Unisys. (Eric Roper) Joe Neeland, victim of police misconduct (photo by David Joles) Payouts reveal brutal, rogue Metro Gang Strike Force: The stories and payouts to 96 victims of the now-defunct Strike Force, cited in 600 pages of documents released last week in a class-action lawsuit, provide the most detailed picture yet of an out-of-control police squad, and put a price on every wrongful seizure, unjustified punch or dubious raid. (Randy Furst) Rental in fatal south Minneapolis fire lacked rental … [Read more...] about Monday roundup: No-bid contract benefits Unisys, Strike Force payouts, fatal fire in unlicensed rental
PlansMatter, a Minneapolis start-up, curates awesome vacation rentals
In a picturesque plot of pines surrounded by farm fields, a trio of camper cabins defy expectations. Sure, they are simple — it’s strictly BYO linens, and bathrooms are in a separate building — but they are also modern, architect-designed and award-winning. The shingle-clad beauties in Whitetail Woods Regional Park, in Farmington, were designed by Minneapolis’ HGA Architects and Engineers, and earned an American Institute of Architects award in 2015, a year after they opened. These humble cabins share something with much grander properties, such as the Pole House, perched on steel stilts above an Australian beach, and the Palmer House, a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Ann Arbor, Mich. They are all available as vacation rentals at plansmatter.com, a local start-up website. (Pole House goes for $434-plus/night; Palmer House, $350-plus/night; Whitetail Woods Camper Cabins, $70/night.) Connie Lindor and Scott Muellner, the duo behind the much-missed Redlurered design … [Read more...] about PlansMatter, a Minneapolis start-up, curates awesome vacation rentals