“Lixesha, DC”, indibaniselwano yamaqela asekuhlaleni, imibutho yasekuhlaleni, iinkokeli zabasebenzi kunye nabahlali, baye bahlanganisana ukusungula iphulo lentengiso lokuvakalisa iinkxalabo zamawakawaka abahlali besixeko kunye neendawo ezihlala zichatshazelwa kakubi kukufutshane- irente zexesha elide kunye nokukhuthaza iBhunga lesiXeko se-DC ukuba lipasise umthetho wexesha elifutshane wokurenta ukukhusela ubumelwane kunye nezindlu ezifikelelekayo.
Intengiso yokuqala yeli phulo iza kubonisa uYukia Hugee, umama ongenaqabane ohlala e-DC ozibonele ngawakhe indlela iirenti zexeshana ezingalawulekiyo eziye zachitha ngayo izindlu kubahlali basezidolophini.
“Njengomama ongenaqabane lomtshato, ukufumana ikhaya elifikelelekayo losapho lwam e-DC kulucelomngeni kwaye ngoku abatyali-mali abarhwebayo bathenga amakhaya ukuze barente kwa-Airbnb behlisa izindlu kwaye banyusa irente kwisixeko sonke,” utshilo u-Hugee. “Abamelwane bathatyathelw’ indawo ngabantu abangabaziyo ngoku ooAirbnb bangenamthetho bahlutha amakhaya anokuba ziintsapho ezifana nezam.”
UGraylin Presbury, umongameli we-DC Federation of Civic Associations, uthi umanyano aluchasananga nokwabelana okuyinyani apho umninimzi aqeshe igumbi kwindlu yakhe okanye kwindawo yokuhlala esisiseko, kodwa uyachasana nabatyali-zimali abarhwebayo abathenga amakhaya ukuze bawarente ngokufutshane. iindawo zokurenta njenge-Airbnb.
“Abatyali-zimali abangaphandle kwedolophu bathatha izindlu zokuhlala ukuze baziqeshise okwexeshana kwiindawo ezifana ne-Airbnb, nto leyo ethobisa ukufumaneka kwezindlu ezifikelelekayo, inyusa irenti kubahlali basezidolophini kwaye yenza iphupha lokuba nendlu eDC lincinci. inokufumaneka.” utshilo uPresbury. “Iyingxaki yesixeko sonke kwaye ekuphela kwesicombululo kukucutha irente yexesha elifutshane kwindawo yokuhlala esisiseko ukukhusela izindlu zedolophu kubahlali abasisigxina.”
Isikhangiso sesibini sibonisa uMfundisi uKevin Williams othi njengomshumayeli wasekhaya ubona iintsapho zitsala nzima ngeendleko zezindlu eDC.
“Iintsapho ziyagxothwa kumakhaya njengoko abaqeshisi beguqukela kwii-Airbnbs nto leyo ebangela ukuba abantu bangakwazi ukufumana izindlu kwaye yenza ukuba iphupha lokuba nendlu okanye ukurenta e-DC lingafumaneki lula,” utshilo uKevin Williams. “Ukwabelana ngekhaya kunokuba sisenzo sobuthixo kodwa ukuhlutha amakhaya anokubakho ngenjongo yengeniso akulunganga.”
URegina Welch, umhlali ka-Adam Morgan kunye nelungu leManyano apha! Imanyano yasekuhlaleni engama-25, ifuna ukubona iinkokeli zedolophu zinyuka zikhusela izindlu ezifikelelekayo kumalungu ayo, ezibandakanya amawaka abasebenzi kwisixeko sonke.
“Iintsapho ezisebenza esixekweni zinyanzelwa ukuba ziphume ngenxa yokwehla kokufumaneka kwezindlu ezifikelelekayo kunye nokunyuka kweendleko zezindlu,” utshilo uWelch. “Lixesha lokuba iDC ithathe inyathelo kwaye siqinisekile kubunkokeli bukaSihlalo uMendelson kunye nebhunga lesixeko ukuba baqinise kwaye babeke abahlali phambili ngokuwisa umthetho oqinileyo wexesha elifutshane wokukhusela izindlu zedolophu.
ULauren Windsor kunye ne-AirbnbWATCH, iprojekthi ye-American Family Voices emele uluntu, izindlu, abasebenzi, ukulingana kunye namaqela obubele, ekhuthaza ukuba amagosa edolophu yase-US abambe abatyali-mali zorhwebo kwiindawo zokuhlala, uthi injongo yeli phulo kukuqhuba ulwazi lomba khuthaza iinkokheli zeDC ukuba zithathe amanyathelo.
“Iinkokeli ezisuka kwizixeko ezikhulu kwilizwe liphela njengeSan Diego, iSan Francisco, iNew York, neBoston zenze imithetho yokurenta yexeshana elifutshane ukukhusela izindlu ezifikelelekayo nokubamba amaqonga okurenta okwexeshana afana no-Airbnb aphendule,” utshilo uWindsor. “Ezi renti zingalawulwayo zexeshana elifutshane kukutyeshela irhafu kunye nemithetho yezempilo nokhuseleko kwaye zithenga izindlu zokuhlala ukuze zirente kwa-Airbnb. Ingxaki yaba basebenzi bezorhwebo iza kuba mbi ngaphandle kokuba iinkokeli zeDC zingene. ”
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- “It's Time, DC”, a coalition of local community groups, civic organizations, labor leaders and residents, has come together to launch an ad campaign to voice the concerns of the thousands of city residents and neighborhoods that have been negatively affected by short-term rentals and encourage the DC City Council to pass short-term rental legislation to protect neighborhoods and affordable housing.
- Graylin Presbury, president of the DC Federation of Civic Associations, says the coalition isn't opposed to true sharing where a homeowner rents out a room in their house or whole primary residence, but is opposed to commercial investors buying up homes to rent on short-term rental sites like Airbnb.
- “Out-of-town commercial investors are taking residential homes to post as short-term rentals on sites like Airbnb, which is lowering the availability of affordable housing, driving up rent for city residents and making the dream of owning a home in DC less obtainable.
