Airbnb hosts try to evade city regulations, from Copenhagen to Catalonia

Airbnb hosts try to evade city regulations, from Copenhagen to Catalonia
A tourist wheels luggage in the Barceloneta district in Barcelona, Spain. (Image: Bloomberg)
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By Feargus O'Sullivan and Jessica Loudis It’s been almost 15 years since the launch of Airbnb kicked off a global boom in short-term home rentals, and it still feels as if no city has yet found the right formula for regulating the sector. But it’s certainly not for lack of trying.Fearful of seeing long-term rental housing drain away to the tourist market, governments have experimented with a flurry of rules. The US city of Dallas has blocked vacation properties in certain residential neighbourhoods, Barcelona in Spain...

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