Last year, Amsterdam limited Airbnb rentals to no more than 60 days in a calendar year, but which is about to be cut in half according to a report of DutchNews.nl. The city board today accepted the proposed shortened limit and housing alderman Laurens Ivens said: ‘I recognize that reducing the term is not the solution to congestion in the city, but it will reduce the problems caused by tourists in some areas and make it less inviting to use your home as a way to earn money.”
Amsterdam isn’t the only city to impose rental limits on Airbnb hosts. London set a 90-day limit last year and Paris has set a maximum of 120 days per year. New York State has long had a law against short-term rentals, making it illegal to rent for less than 30 days. And in 2016, he went even further, declare short-term rental ads, such as those posted on Airbnb, Kayak and others, which are also illegal. New York has butted heads with Airbnb a few times, just like San Francisco.
In response to Amsterdam’s new 30-day limit, Airbnb’s head of public policy for the Netherlands and the Nordics, Bo de Koning, said in a statement: “The Airbnb community – which consists of 19,000 Amsterdam guests – is disappointed with your announcement this morning of favoring large hotels over local families who sometimes share their homes.”
The new limit will come into effect next year.
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