LIHUE (KHON2) -- Three of Hawaii's county mayors delivered their state of the county addresses last week, including Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami. He joined Take2 Tuesday morning to talk about some of the major issues facing the Garden Isle and what he's working on for the rest of the year.
Airbnbs and other short-term rentals in unincorporated areas will be restricted to hosts who are renting out their primary residence, under a proposal that gained preliminary approval from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Officials say the rentals have proliferated across the county's unincorporated areas, sometimes leaving a trail of raucous parties and trash-strewn streets. The proposed ordinance, five years in the making, would prohibit hosts from listing second homes,...
Senate Bill 2919, which explicitly grants counties the ability to control short-term rentals (STRs), is making its way through the Legislature, and it has drawn some avid opposition, largely from operators and organizations representing the STR industry.
Dozens of framed photographs and paintings on the walls in Gabrielle’s cozy one-bedroom apartment in Boyle Heights showcase her artistry and cherished memories from trips to New Zealand and Europe. Her favorite is a black and white portrait of a miner in New Zealand panning for gold. Gabrielle (who is
I am offended that once again big government is trying to dictate what I can and cannot do.
As a resident of the Big Island, I am deeply concerned about the potential impact of Senate Bill 2919 regarding the regulation of short-term rentals. This bill poses a significant threat to the livelihoods of more than 7,000 families like mine who depend on the vacation rental industry for their income.
Residents and council members alike are raising concerns about residential homes and apartments used as short-term rentals, which are still unregulated in Houston.
Gov. Josh Green announced there will not be a short-term rental moratorium for Maui since the State has reached the minimum number of units to house families impacted by the wildfires.
Qonto has added its first in-house financing offer, “Pay later,” to the business finance solutions it offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and freelancers. The new Pay later is a short-term financing, or buy now, pay later (BNPL), offer giving eligible customers in Qonto’s four markets — France, Germany, Italy and Spain — instant access to […]
There will be no need for a ban on short-term rentals in West Maui to get the remaining 3,109 survivors of the Aug. 8 wildfires out of hotels and into long-term housing, Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday ahead of what could have been a moratorium starting Monday.
The Justin Trudeau government is threatening to withhold Ontario funding earmarked for affordable housing, claiming that “almost no progress” has been made by the province. In a letter sent on March 21, Housing Minister Sean Fraser wrote that Ontario had pledged to deliver 19,660 affordable housing units as part of a 10-year bilateral deal signed in 2018. As it stands, Ontario is expected to have 1,184 new units by the end of 2024-2025. “This leaves 94 per cent of the target to be...