Supporters of the regulations say the influx of vacation rentals, typically driven by outside investors and absentee owners, inflate property costs and taxes for residents. They also believe short-term rentals cater to partiers and have changed the atmosphere of the "once quiet and charming areas."
"It's become a playground for tourists and for those wealthy investors," he said. "We're becoming a smaller, whiter tourist resort. Less like the city I grew up in with every passing year." The old regulation limited short-term rental licenses to the license-holder's primary residence – a residence for which they claim a Louisiana homestead property tax exemption, according to The AP, which eliminated out-of-state property owners.
Went through this in Honolulu. Lies... Renters don't want to pay the price for a fully furnished unit. The city just wants the tax. AirBnBs are located in high value areas where rents are too high for average renters. AirBnBs are for single rooms, not apartments with kitchens.
New Orleans Is A Total Criminal Wasteland And LaToya Cantrell Brought Her Californication Insanity To New Orleans And With Her Judge Uncle Help Have Carried Out Their Plan To Steal As Much Money As Possible From The State, City And Federal Taxpayers And Leave It Broke !