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New Haven residents push short-term rental ban over housing shortage
Original: Elm City residents blame tech giant Airbnb for city's housing shortage; push short-term rental ban
Residents of New Haven, Connecticut, known as the Elm City, are blaming Airbnb for worsening the city's housing shortage and are pushing for a ban on short-term rentals. They argue that properties being converted into short-term listings are taking units off the long-term rental market, driving up prices in a city already struggling with housing affordability.
Why now: Housing affordability pressures have made short-term rental platforms a focal point of local political debate.
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- Elm City residents blame tech giant Airbnb for city's housing shortage; push short-term rental ban · Connecticut Public
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