Airbnbs Gone Wild: Can the City of L.A. Manage the Short Term Rentals Market?
In its season premiere episode, SoCal Connected has found neighbors throughout L.A. filing lawsuits, restraining orders and calling the police on each other, all over the arrival of short term rentals. Can these Airbnb turf wars be settled by City Hall leaders? Will self regulation of the short term rental industry be a better solution to L.A.’s enforcement challenges? SoCal Connected’s Nic Cha Kim dives into L.A.’s short term rental challenge.