The City of Huntington Beach voted Sept. 21 to allow homes on short-term housing platforms, like Airbnb, to operate without the necessary permits until the end of the year. Short-term rentals (STRs), a residential housing unit that is rented for 30 days or less, were originally banned in Huntington Beach. In December 2020, council passed Ordinance 4224—effective Feb. 19—which allowed STRs under very specific restrictions. These restrictions require the unit to be “hosted,” meaning the property owner has to be on location at the unit while it is being rented in all areas of the city except for Sunset Beach, where units can be unhosted as long as the owner obtains a permit from the city within six months, although hosted STRs still need a different type of permit from the city as well. The restrictions originally arose from complaints about the rentals, with opponents claiming tenants flowing in and …
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