As we previously reported, that snapshot found more than 4,000 listings within Atlanta, raising questions about impacts on housing affordability and the prevalence in apartment and condo complexes that have received less policy attention than single-family neighborhoods. On June 12, SaportaReport took a snapshot of metro Atlanta weekend-trip listing data from Airbnb, the market leader in short-term home rentals. Those include Sandy Springs, whose similar system – possibly using the same outside vendor to monitor illegal listings – has a list of properties in violation that dwarfs those legally licensed. ![]() ![]() If you were thinking about spending a weekend in Dunwoody last month - maybe a Perimeter Mall shopping spree or a quick MARTA ride to a downtown event - you would have had 94 properties to choose from on Airbnb.Īnd all of them were illegal under a City of Dunwoody ordinance that bans short-term home rentals under threat of a $1,000 fine and/or up to six months in a different sort of temporary accommodation.Īs the City of Atlanta prepares to enforce its new short-term rental regulations, the experiences of some of those north metro suburbs who started earlier show some of the challenges.
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