So my councilman has this (anti)Airbnb legislation

[M Marie M.]

Some of you may know about Councilman Kenyon McDuffie's Airbnb legislation to curb some business practices in the District of Columbia. This is not new news.

But I recently attended a community meeting where one of the councilman's staff members showed up and answered questions and I figured I would share what he said. The legislation is geared towards stopping people from buying up "a bunch of" houses and renting out the houses on Airbnb. Supposedly, people could rent rooms in their primary residence or rent out their English basements. All they will need is a basic business license. Permits for this license are only supposed to go to DC residents. So far this specific license does not exist.