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Brisbane to introduce Airbnb permits for property owners amid housing crisis crackdown (www.theguardian.com)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

“If you are in an apartment building, and your neighbour wants to switch over to short-stay accommodation, the body corporate doesn’t have the power to effectively decide whether that can or can’t happen,” Schrinner said.

The demand for rentals has also skyrocketed, with Brisbane facing a 0.9% vacancy rate and rent prices have risen 9.3% over the past year.

As the housing supply crisis wreaks havoc across Australia, other states such as New South Wales are considering introducing a short-term accommodation levy to encourage owners to put their properties back on the long-term market.

Strata Community Association Queensland (SCAQ) general manager Laura Bos backed the council plan.

“This would allow, among other things, body corporate committees to pass a by-law prohibiting or restricting short-stay accommodation for non-owner occupiers,” she said.

“In response to the Brisbane City Council proposal to introduce a new permit on short-term rental accommodation (STRA) providers, Stayz encourages the council to wait for what we understand will be a state-led regulatory regime being implemented,” senior director of government and corporate affairs, Eacham Curry, said.

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