The Airbnb Controversy: 1st in a series of posts about Airbnb

Identifier: gadfly0044
Title: The Airbnb Controversy: 1st in a series of posts about Airbnb
Creator: Gallagher, Ed
Date: 2018/10/02
Description: Through Airbnb, homeowners, who may or may not live fulltime in a house, rent rooms or the whole house on a short-term basis. Airbnb rentals might be anywhere in town, but the issue with them is acute in the Northside Historical District where speculators are buying houses and basically changing the character of the neighborhood. Residents complained to City Hall, which has responded with legislation. There has been a continued problem of enforcement of that legislation, however, and homeowners are fighting back. One owner (Brew and Williams) has sued the City over the validity of the ordinance on short-term rentals. Residents are upset. The City is trying to respond.
Subject: Bethlehem, Airbnb, Serious Issues
Medium: blog post
Contributor: Gallagher, Ed
Publisher: The Bethlehem Gadfly
Language: English