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Dozens of properties have yet to comply with South Portland’s new short-term rental ordinance, seven months after the rules were put into effect.City…
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Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit cities and towns from passing most restrictions on short-term rentals that have exploded on…
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Cities and towns all over Maine are trying to figure out how to deal with a proliferation of short-term vacation rentals, like Airbnbs.In some…
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Airbnb says usage is way up this summer season compared to last. The company says there will likely be 229,000 "guest arrivals" in Maine by Labor Day.…
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After an emotionally-charged city council meeting, South Portland is set to either repeal a second version of its short-term rental ordinance or send it…
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Airbnb, a San Franciso-based global travel organization, announced Monday that it has remitted $5.3 million in taxes on behalf of Maine’s host community…
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South Portland's city council has passed an ordinance designed to deal with the growth in short-term rentals.Councilors voted to pass the ordinance, 6-1,…
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The number of short-term rental units in Portland has soared over the past year, thanks to home-sharing services like Airbnb. But city planners are…
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PORTLAND, Maine - Officials in Portland have passed rules that are aimed at preventing the city's limited housing stock from being converted to short-term…
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PORTLAND, Maine - New numbers from the online short-term rental marketplace Airbnb show that about 174,000 people used the service in Maine 2016. The…