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Rentberry takes a double-loss in its case against the city’s moratorium

On 03/17/2019 By Kevin Schofield In housing, legal

Friday was a bad day for Rentberry in Seattle. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones ruled against it in its lawsuit challenging the City of Seattle’s moratorium on rent-bidding web sites. And in a separate case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to Rentberry’s key argument — and its best hope of winning on appeal.

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The city is poised to repeal a tax. But not really.

On 05/28/2018 By Kevin Schofield In housing, tax

Tomorrow a bill will be introduced into the City Council’s legislative process that repeals the tax imposed last year on short-term rentals such as those offered through AirBnB and HomeAway. But if you thought the city might be turning over a new leaf in its tax policy, think again.

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Council adopts AirBnB regulatory structure

On 12/12/2017 By Kevin Schofield In housing

This afternoon the City Council voted to approve the third piece of the short-term rental (i.e. AirBnB) regulatory structure, completing the Council’s work on regulating the nascent but quickly growing market.

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Third part of AirBnB regulation moves forward

On 12/05/2017 By Kevin Schofield In housing

The third and final piece of Seattle’s short-term rental regulation scheme passed out of committee this morning, though it still might see some changes before it is voted into law next Monday.

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Notes from Monday’s meetings

On 11/13/2017 By Kevin Schofield In arenas, council briefing, full council, labor, police, utilities

Lots of goings on today…

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Friday news roundup: upzoning

On 11/10/2017 By Kevin Schofield In news

This morning’s big story: yesterday’s release of the final EIS for the proposed city-wide upzone of urban villages.

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Short-term rental legislation up for vote Monday

On 11/09/2017 By Kevin Schofield In housing, tax

This coming Monday the Council will try to pass the proposed regulations on short-term rentals, such as those listed on AirBnB. But first they have a few more amendments to consider.

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Notes from Monday’s Council meetings

On 11/06/2017 By Kevin Schofield In council briefing, full council, labor, police, state government, tax

Today’s meetings were short and to the point.

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Picking up the pieces: Despite Burgess’ exit, the AirBnB legislation lives on

On 09/19/2017 By Kevin Schofield In housing, tax

Despite the fact that Tim Burgess has moved up to the 7th floor to inhabit the Mayor’s office, his long-in-the-works ordinance regulating short-term rentals (a la AirBnB, VRBO, and other companies) is far from dead.

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AirBnB regulation ordinance is back for a final round

On 09/06/2017 By Kevin Schofield In housing

This morning, Council member Burgess had a hearing on his latest attempt to pass a regulatory system for short-term rental housing.

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