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Jazzfest heightens Airbnb tensions
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:52 pm
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:52 pm
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The sign reads: "Dear Tourist, welcome to NOLA." But if you keep reading, the message quickly changes.
That's because Airbnb, a website for people to list, find and rent housing, has become even more controversial this Jazz Fest.
"It's not welcoming, but I think it will make you think twice before you book with Airbnb again," said New Orleans resident Kelsie Rhodes.
Airbnb says nearly 20,000 visitors are using the site to make arrangements specifically for the two-weekend music festival.
The online hospitality company estimates guests will spend roughly $17 million in revenue in the city of New Orleans alone.
But so far, Airbnb is not regulated and that's just one issue.
"I think it should be regulated from city to city when you have a housing shortage like here and the locals are trying to find a place to live," said Giovanni Bommarito.
Members of the group Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity, a collection of short-term rental owners, are pushing for regulation, asking the New Orleans City Council to draft legislation that would impose a tax on Airbnb rentals and generate funds for the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
"We're looking to work with opposition groups as well as the city… and really embrace the compliance piece because that's where it's failed in other cities," said Eric Bay with Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity.
As it stands, renting a property for less than 30 days in New Orleans is illegal, but some say enforcement of the law is tenuous at best.
Noise complaints and safety in neighborhoods are other issues.
"I find that it shuffles people through quite constantly. Some folks are less conscious of the fact that they're in a neighborhood," said Jon Housley.
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Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:54 pm to Jim Rockford
blaming AirBNB and not the home owners is pretty dumb.
Renters who pretend rent hikes are some huge social injustice are annoying. ITs part of life. You live there because you can afford to live there. IF that changes you are gonna have to move. That only makes sense
all the AirBNBs i ever stayed in were not always being rented out. Usually like a young couple who woudl travel for a weekend and fund it with their AirBNB money.
I doubt Jazzfest AIRBNBers are really causing these problems
Renters who pretend rent hikes are some huge social injustice are annoying. ITs part of life. You live there because you can afford to live there. IF that changes you are gonna have to move. That only makes sense
all the AirBNBs i ever stayed in were not always being rented out. Usually like a young couple who woudl travel for a weekend and fund it with their AirBNB money.
I doubt Jazzfest AIRBNBers are really causing these problems
This post was edited on 4/27/16 at 12:04 am
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:55 pm to Jim Rockford
It's called competition. Deal with it.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:56 pm to Jim Rockford
This is why I live in Metairie! God's Country
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:57 pm to Jim Rockford
Ahhh NOLA city council about to tackle another major threat to the safety of its citizens I see...
If you live in NOLA and hate noise then move your arse to the Northshore.
If you live in NOLA and hate noise then move your arse to the Northshore.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:57 pm to Jim Rockford
My house, my choices. It's called the Free Market. Deal with it.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:58 pm to Jim Rockford
Imagine that, business owners wanting government protection so they can charge premium prices.
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:58 pm to Jim Rockford
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"I think it should be regulated from city to city
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"We're looking to work with opposition groups as well as the city
aka give us your money
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:59 pm to Jim Rockford
Airbnb is fantastic. No surprise the rare breed of white people from Orleans Parish who think they're God's gift wouldn't like it.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:00 am to OldHickory
If your choices infringe on quality of life for others, they should have a cause of action, yes?
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Noise complaints and safety in neighborhoods are other issues.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:00 am to Jim Rockford
Typical nimby bullshite, although I agree regulating it some = taxes for a city that sorely needs revenue
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:02 am to Jim Rockford
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Noise complaints and safety in neighborhoods are other issues.
safety? From air bnb guests?
like i said, typical nimby hysteria
This post was edited on 4/27/16 at 12:03 am
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:03 am to REG861
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safety? From air bnb guests?
Hypothetical: Drunk a-hole parks in front of your driveway. You ask him to move and he gets belligerent.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:04 am to Jim Rockford
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If your choices infringe on quality of life for others, they should have a cause of action, yes?
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Noise complaints and safety in neighborhoods are other issues.
If those happen, address them. AirBnB is a great service for people who don't want to or can't spend $300 for an overpriced hotel room.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:07 am to Jim Rockford
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Hypothetical: Drunk a-hole parks in front of your driveway. You ask him to move and he gets belligerent.
you're really reaching. What's stopping that from happening between two locals, or a local and someone staying at a hotel? Do we need to crack down on hotels because out of towners might provoke a fight over a parking spot? Of course not.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:11 am to SammyTiger
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blaming AirBNB and not the home owners is pretty dumb.
THIS. This right here is what idiots posting that note on FB are too blind to see. The notion that ABNB is disrupting a community when the vast majority are RENTERS is preposterous. I get it, its your home. But home is a state of mind, it can be anywhere. You RENT. Want to make it your community and have a say? Buy a house and pay the taxes that go with it.
It makes me want to cram that note down their throats.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:12 am to Jim Rockford
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Hypothetical: Drunk a-hole parks in front of your driveway. You ask him to move and he gets belligerent.
This can happen when someone in your neighborhood hosts visitors.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:12 am to REG861
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you're really reaching. What's stopping that from happening between two locals, or a local and someone staying at a hotel? Do we need to crack down on hotels because out of towners might provoke a fight over a parking spot? Of course not.
I don't think I am. Hotels aren't generally located in residential neighborhoods. Disputes do occur between neighbors, but the fact that you actually know the person makes it less likely, or at least acts as somewhat of a deterrent. Some guy in town for the weekend who thinks of NOLA as an adult Disneyworld where anything goes is more likely to take a leak over the fence into his "neighbor's" yard.
I am reminded of the problems neighbors have had with bars like the late AT II's.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:14 am to Jim Rockford
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Hotels aren't generally located in residential neighborhoods.
Tourists don't have cars? Bars and restaurants in this town are located in many residential areas.
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I am reminded of the problems neighbors have had with bars like the late AT II's.
Oh so you admit the possibility already exists independent of air bnbs then.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:15 am to Jim Rockford
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Hotels aren't generally located in residential neighborhoods.
In New Orleans(the object of this article discussion), they sure as shite are.
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