Cambridge proposes Airbnb-type rentals be owner-occupied
Concerned that short-term rentals on sites such as Airbnb are affecting the city’s already tight rental market, Cambridge officials are considering limiting such rentals to owner-occupied residences.
“Cambridge is in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis,” said City Councilor Craig A. Kelley, who drafted the proposal. “Speculating on the short-term market does affect us. Figuring out how to allow short-term rentals to thrive, but at the same time not overwhelm our housing stock, has been a challenge.”
Under the proposed ordinance, only rooms in owner-occupied homes — and just one unit in owner-occupied, multi-family buildings of up to four units — may be rented on a short term basis, defined as less than 30 days at a time.
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