Alliance for Stronger Communities Statement on ‘Airbnb Rooms’ Announcement

May 18, 2023

Franklin Coley, President of the Alliance for Stronger Communities, released the following statement:

“Last week, Airbnb announced the worldwide rollout of ‘Airbnb Rooms,’ a new home-sharing feature allowing guests to rent singular bedrooms from an Airbnb property. This unfortunate move further incentivizes commercial short-term rental operators to turn once-residential homes into mini-hotels hosting multiple guests at a time—exacerbating the unchecked proliferation of short-term rentals in neighborhoods across America. The Alliance for Stronger Communities will continue advocating against these dangerous tactics that replace neighbors with a revolving door of strangers, harm neighborhoods’ sense of community and deplete housing options, making it even more difficult to buy a home and start a family.”

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