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Detroit Decides Against Banning Airbnb -- For Now (detroitnews.com)
Building officials say they will not enforce an apparent city ban of some Airbnb rentals until there is a legal review of an ordinance that went into effect this week. Detroit News reports: The ordinance, approved by the Detroit City Council in November, prohibits an owner-occupied-unit to be used for paid overnight guests. According to information listed online in the Detroit City Code, the rule went into effect Feb. 6, catching some city officials by surprise.
"Detroit homeowners have been able to rent out a room in their homes for more than 100 years, and we don't believe the new ordinance was intended to take away that right," said David Bell, director of the Buildings, Safety Engineering & Environmental Department for the City of Detroit, in a statement Friday. "The ordinance as written appears to ban all homeowners from having even their own friends and relatives stay at their homes if that friend or relative is paying them rent. The public was never told that was intended. I have asked the law department to review this question and give (the department) guidance." "Until the law department review is complete, (the department) will not be ticketing homeowners for renting out rooms in their own residence, whether through Airbnb or otherwise," Bell said. "(The department) and the administration will be working with City Council to resolve these issues."
"Detroit homeowners have been able to rent out a room in their homes for more than 100 years, and we don't believe the new ordinance was intended to take away that right," said David Bell, director of the Buildings, Safety Engineering & Environmental Department for the City of Detroit, in a statement Friday. "The ordinance as written appears to ban all homeowners from having even their own friends and relatives stay at their homes if that friend or relative is paying them rent. The public was never told that was intended. I have asked the law department to review this question and give (the department) guidance." "Until the law department review is complete, (the department) will not be ticketing homeowners for renting out rooms in their own residence, whether through Airbnb or otherwise," Bell said. "(The department) and the administration will be working with City Council to resolve these issues."
As demonstrated by this ordinance, approved by the Detroit City Council.
A bullet may have your name on it, but artillery is addressed to " Whom It May concern"
Can we not get modern 'appy app' business ideas that HELP neighborhoods in some way instead of causing problems for them?
Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.
Well some people have to stay in Detroit. If you die you have to go to hell, and if you die in hell you have to go to Detroit.
This is a little tongue in cheek but Detroit is not high up on my list of places that I would want to visit anyway.
But keep in mind that Detroit's knee-jerk anti-business government, as demonstrated by this ordinance, is the reason that Detroit is such a SH to begin with.
With 10% unemployment, they should be welcoming economic opportunities rather than pushing them away.
I'm assuming that this was pushed through by lobbyists acting on behalf of Hotel's.
Airbnb is great, cheaper than hotels and spreads people throughout the city (when there is a big event on, and I imagine Detroit has some large automotive conferences), it reduces congestion and reduces business's ability to hike prices on those days.
This law to me, seems to want to place that money in big corporations and conglomerates, rather than people that actually live in the city.
If it's a Taxis, Hotels, Space Travel, Banks or Supermarkets it's time we stopped feeding those fat cats, and as a consumer pick the things which send our money to the most people!
"I have asked the law department to review this question and give (the department) guidance."
Translation: We've gotten enormous blowback and are scurrying for some face-saving way to roll this back before the torch-and-pitchfork crowd descends on us.
Can't wait! My trip back to beautiful Detroit with it's many tourist sites is back on!
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Progressivism (aka US 'Liberalism'): Ideas so good they need a police/surveillance-state to enforce.
Government controlling businesses is Fascism. Just saying... "Pursuit of happiness" my tail.
In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the almost universal reaction to this story is shock that Detroit has any BnBs to begin with.
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I'm a huge nostalgia nut, so I loved how they went out of their way to make it look like a burned-out, abandoned Victorian home. The actors pretending to be crackheads really added to the flavor too. 5 stars!
I loved how our room came stocked with an ample supply of ammo and bandages. Will definitely recommend to friends!
The service was top-notch. The owners went out of their way to stay with me at the hospital after I drank some water straight out of the tap.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
With 10% unemployment
I think you misread the stat there. It said 10% employment.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Please learn how to spell embassy