Property Rights + Nuisances + Short Term Rentals + COVID

AirBnB is removing party houses from its listings.

Let’s look at the criteria that is triggering removal:

• complaints had been received
• the property violated the company’s policies on parties and events
•  previously received warnings

What global action has AirBnB taken? Adopted a global ban in 2019 on listings that “created persistent neighborhood nuisance,”

What COVID rules have been adopted?

• A ban on party & event houses
• An occupancy cap of 16

Houston Chronicle | Airbnb has removed 80 listings in Texas, including Houston, following crackdown on party houses