The City of Santa Monica and vacation rental platform Airbnb have come to an agreement intended to ensure all of the company’s listings comply with the City’s short-term rental laws, which are some of the strictest in the country.

“After years of uncertainty for our host community in Santa Monica, the new settlement agreement provides our hosts the clarity they need to continue sharing their homes,” said Matt Middlebrook, Airbnb’s Head of Public Policy in California.

Under the agreement, announced Tuesday, Airbnb will remove illegal short-term rental listings upon City notice, monitor and remove multiple listings that exceed the City’s home-sharing limit and collect and pay a $2 per night to help support affordable housing in Santa Monica.

Read More: https://smmirror.com/2019/12/airbnb-must-remove-illegal-santa-monica-listings/

And: http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/December-2019/12_10_2019_Santa_Monica_Airbnb_Settle_Home_Sharing_Battle.html