Re: Short-term rentals | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Fiona Frank (fionaistravelling![]() |
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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 05:07:04 -0700 (PDT) |
I had a cat for years so always had to have people in my house when I was away . I nearly always did it through the membership waiting list , which meant that people understood Cohousing and wanted to make an effort to understand it. That always worked fine as far as I know . Twice I had non Cohousing people staying. One ended up moving to another long term rental in our project and becoming a member ! The other , I hadn't been able to have a Skype call with them before they came - I kept asking and they didn't seem to realise the importance . They caused loads of problems - from parking in the wrong place right at the beginning . I don't think they realised about the community aspect . I'd never do that again - not speak to someone before they came We.always have to have a local host for any type of short term visitor if the owner is away . Fiona Lancaster cohousing UK On Wed, 20 Mar 2024, 11:08 Patricia Lautner, <lautnerp [at] gmail.com> wrote: > Short-term rentals (STR) relate directly with affordability. Nobody really > WANTS to invite strangers into their home, unless they could really use the > money. With that lens, I think communities should be very open to making > it work. > > At JPCohousing we've had both success and problems with STRs. Personally, > for several years before the pandemic, we subsidized our income with STR > and it was a great experience. We met people from all parts of the globe > and we are still in touch with a few folks. But the main point was that I > was able to send extra money to my kid in college for things like study > abroad, extra experiences, etc. I made over $6,000 that first year! It > helped us immensely. > > There were a few occasions where we had some trouble because the > member/owner was out of the country and his apartment was a STR revolving > door. His housekeeper "flipped" the unit between guests and sometimes the > guests were not polite or didn't abide by the rules (smoking on the > patio....). We therefore launched a huge discussion. In the end, the > community said we will not regulate STRs if the owner is home just renting > a room. However, if the owner is away, another community member/neighbor > must agree to be the host to handle any questions or problems that arise. > A hired third party who doesn't live here isn't eligible to serve as host. > > One note - the community was very supportive of house 'swapping' with > families from other places. While I think house swapping is fabulous, I was > frustrated with this prejudice. Why is it OK to welcome strangers into the > community when the host is away, but *only if no money* is exchanged? > > I recommend you let folks do what they have to do and make a plan to handle > the what-ifs. > > Good luck > Patti > JPCohousing, Boston MA > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 9:51 PM Marlies Metodi <m.metodi [at] gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Cohousing ABQ is trying to finalize our rental policy. Short-term rentals > > have been a hot discussion topic, especially with the rise of platforms > > like AirBnB. > > We are curious to hear what are other communities’ experiences are with > > short-term rentals? Do you allow an owner to post their unit on AirBnB if > > they are away for a while? How are these short rentals addressed in your > > policies? Are there any considerations with respect to federal guidelines > > for FHA loans, or other state and federal guidelines that Cohousing > > communities have considered? > > > > Thank you for any input! > > Marlies Metodi > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > >
- Re: Short-term rentals, (continued)
- Re: Short-term rentals Diana Carroll, November 4 2013
- Re: Short-term rentals Sharon Villines, November 3 2013
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Short-term rentals Marlies Metodi, March 19 2024
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Re: Short-term rentals Patricia Lautner, March 20 2024
- Re: Short-term rentals Fiona Frank, March 20 2024
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Re: Short-term rentals Patricia Lautner, March 20 2024
- Re: Short-term rentals Mac Thomson, March 20 2024
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