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Docket #1291 - Hearing to discuss updates on the implementation of the Short Term Rental Ordinance.
A
My
name
is
Lydia
Edwards
I'm,
the
district
1
city,
councilor
I'm,
the
chair
of
the
Boston
City
Council
Committee
on
Housing
and
Community
Development
I'm
joined
today
by
my
colleagues
to
my
immediate
left,
councillor
Ed
Flynn
from
district
2
to
my
further
left,
councillor
Madame
le
from
district
6
and
councillor
Josh,
taken
from
district
8.
Also
to
my
right.
A
I
am
joined
by
at-large
city
councilor
and
ISA
sabe
George
I
want
to
remind
you
that
this
is
a
public
hearing
being
recorded
and
will
be
brought
rebroadcast
on
Comcast
8,
RCN
80
to
Verizon,
1,
964
and
online.
Please
silence
your
cell
phones
and
other
devices.
We
will
also
take
public
testimony
today
and
would
appreciate
it
if
you
would
sign
in
and
check
off
the
box
to
testify.
The
sign-in
sheet
is
over
there
in
the
corner.
A
Please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
sash
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
a
few
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
192
9
1
order
for
a
hearing
to
discuss,
updates
on
the
implementation
of
the
short-term
rental
ordinance.
Today's
expected
speakers
are
Dion
Irish,
our
Commissioner
from
ISD
Stephanie
costal
labo.
Excuse
me
if
I'm
mispronounce
label
liebe
liebe
chief
data
officer
from
do
it,
Chris
English
special
projects
manager
from
intergovernmental
affairs.
A
We
also
have
some
community
presentations,
one
from
Ford
Cavallari
and
also
from
the
Alliance
for
downtown
civic
associations
and
Karen
Chen
from
the
chinese
progressive
association.
We've
also
been
just
joined
by
our
my
other
colleague
Michael
Flaherty
city
councilor
at
large.
So
at
this
point
we
are
going
to
actually
move
to
a
little
bit
of
public
testimony,
because
I
think
this
is
a
check-in
hearing
about
how
the
ordinance
that
we
passed
is
going
I'm
going
to
do
a
brief
opening
statement.
A
I'll
invite
my
colleagues
to
have
some
opening
statements
and
then
we're
gonna
move
to
some
of
the
folks
who
have
sign-in
to
speak
to
specifically
talk
about
how
the
ordinance
is
or
isn't
working
and
what
other
suggestions
they
have
again.
This
is
this
is
a
meeting
or
this
is
a
conversation
about
how
to
make
this.
The
most
effective,
short-term,
short-term
ordinance.
Excuse
me,
short-term
rental,
ordinance
that
we
can
have
in
the
city
of
Boston.
A
We
want
to
have
updates,
and
this
is
about
how
we're
going
to
work
together
to
really
bring
it
to
fruition
in
the
city
of
Boston.
So
with
that
just
a
few
opening
remarks
from
from
myself
last
year,
the
city
took
critical
steps
to
protect
our
housing
stock
by
regulating
short-term
rentals,
the
ordinance
created
a
clear
regulatory
system
that
prevented
corporate
investor
units
while
allowing
homeowners
to
earn
supplemental
income.
Since
then,
the
city
has
been
working
to
implement
the
ordinance
and
resolve
a
leak
resolve
a
legal
challenge.
A
As
we
recall,
the
ordinance
passed
in
June
of
2000
18
hour
registration
requirement
began
in
January
of
2019.
Our
legal
settlement,
actually
with
Airbnb
I
believe,
was
in
August
of
2019,
notably,
we
allowed
a
one-year
period
for
businesses
to
conclude
existing
contracts,
but
no
investor
units.
What
should
now
be
operating
today?
We
are
seeking
to
clarify
a
number
of
issues.
For
example,
are
we
on
track
to
meet
our
implementation
goals?
How
is
the
city
utilizing
data
from
Airbnb
specifically?
Do
we
need
to
address
any
loopholes
in
the
ordinance?
A
For
example,
how
are
you
adjusting
corporate
entities
that
seek
variances
to
create
executive,
suites
or
other
units
effectively
operating
a
short
term
rental
by
exploiting
an
exemption
in
the
ordinance?
Is
the
registration
process
working
effectively?
How
are
people
able
to
find
the
list
of
registered
units
online
is
that
accessible?
A
There
is
currently
no
direct
reporting
mechanism
for
a
legal,
short-term
rentals
at
present.
Is
there
an
online
forum
for
folks
to
fill
in
and
how
and
will
would
win?
Will
the
city's
3-1-1
system
allow
residents
to
report
illegal
short
term
rentals?
These
are
some
of
the
conversations
and
questions
that
we
will
have
for
the
administration.
So
I
invite
again
my
colleagues
if
they
would
have
any
opening
remarks
or
questions
or
any
guide
guidelines
about
our
guideposts
about
what
they
would
like
to
talk
about
today,
councillor
Foote
councillor,
O'malley
whoo,.
B
Madam
chair,
just
very
briefly
wanted
to
commend
you
councilor
Flannan
councillor
wu,
for
calling
this
hearing
looking
forward
to
hearing
from
the
administration
and
and
more
importantly,
looking
here,
looking
forward
to
hearing
from
advocates,
as
well
as
owners,
operators
and
neighbors,
and
how
we're
gonna
implement
this
anytime.
There
is
a
significant
policy
proposal
and
ordinance
put
into
effect,
be
at
the
rental
registration,
ordinance,
energy
reporting,
disclosure,
ordinance
plastic
bag
ordinance.
B
There
are
no
doubt
some
growing
pains,
so
I
find
it
enormous
ly
helpful
to
have
this
opportunity
to
check
in
identify
some
areas
where
we
need
to
improve,
certainly
as
it
relates
to
accessibility
both
for
the
operators
and
for
the
neighbors,
as
well
as
figure
out
other
challenges
that
we
may
encounter
that
we've
encountered
thus
far.
So
this
is
timely,
work,
important
work
and
grateful
for
the
sponsors
for
calling
us
to
together.
A
C
Want
to
just
recognize,
you
know
your
good
work
and
the
co-sponsors
councillors,
Wu
and
Flynn
on
this,
as
well
as
our
civic
associations,
who
have
really
led
the
charge
I
think,
particularly
in
some
of
our
downtown
neighborhoods.
That
felt
a
lot
of
the
brunt
of
these
short-term
rentals,
and
we
certainly
wouldn't
be
here
without
the
data
that
they've
helped
gather
with
the
projects
they've
put
together
with
the
activism
I
think
this
is
it
quickly
important
and
the
check-in
is
just
as
important.
C
A
D
Thank
you
to
the
leaders
of
this
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
do
this.
There's
this
check-in
and
it's
I,
think
fascinating,
because
we
don't
often
sort
of
go
back
to
the
work
and
and
review
where
we
are.
Where
we've
come
from
so
happy
to
be
here
and
looking
forward
to
hearing,
especially
to
public
testimony.
E
E
Now
that
the
lawsuit
between
Airbnb
and
the
city
is
settled
that
we
want
to
discuss
any
potential
issues
or
loopholes
that
may
exist
regarding
enforcement
of
the
ordinance
in
the
removal
of
investing
units
or
large
corporations
that
have
a
negative
impact
on
our
housing
stock
rental
market
are
the
quality
of
life
issues
in
the
neighborhoods.
My
concerns
are
twofold:
one
is
the
primary
resident
evidence
to
prove
owner
occupancy.
The
second
is
related
to
a
large
corporation
presenting
plans
to
convert
to
executive
suites.
E
There
are
recent
reports
from
my
constituents
that
some
unregistered
and
potentially
ineligible
units
are
still
operating.
Residents
have
highlighted
a
building
in
the
south,
then
three,
four
five
Harrison
Avenue
offering
units
for
rent
by
the
night
through
its
website,
neighbors
and
city
point
in
South,
Boston
Julia
rush
in
particular
have
contacted
me
for
over
a
year
reporting
in
an
owner
a
building
that
796
East
4th
Street.
They
insist.
It's
not
a
primary
residence
or
owner
occupied
I
had
a
meeting
on
the
sidewalk
recently
and
there
were
dozens
of
residents
showed
up
to
voice
their
concern.
E
My
office
has
also
had
to
call
the
owner
and
tell
them
that
the
trash
is
removed
on
the
wrong
day.
Someone
is
blocking
the
sidewalks
and
driveways
complaints
of
noise.
We
have
a
lot
of
quality
of
life
issues.
These
same
abates
and
neighbors
recently
called
us
with
serious
concerns
about
the
screening
process,
as
they
discovered.
This
building
is
now
registered
in
continuing
to
operate.
I
notified
Commissioner
Irish
in
a
staff,
and
we
were
informed
that
ISDN
was
unable
to
determine
that
the
owner
does
not
reside
there
own
at
this
time.
E
This
concerned
me
as
to
whether
we
are
doing
all
we
can
to
accurately
determine
primary
residences.
You
know
in
owner
occupancy
currently
to
register
a
short-term
rental,
improve
that
the
unit
is
owner-occupied.
Ist
requires
two
forms
of
the
following
proof
of
residential
exemption
utility
bill.
Voter
registration
motive,
motive,
vehicle
registration
do
driver's
license
or
state-issued
ID.
E
This
hearing
to
me
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
examine
the
criteria
to
see
to
see
whether
we
can
have
a
higher
threshold
of
proof
to
close
any
loopholes,
and
our
of
these
investing
units
can
sneak
through
I
think
we
need
to
discuss
the
increasing
the
threshold
for
proof
raising
the
bar
from
asking
for
two
two,
maybe
even
six
specifically
I
am
concerned
that
investors
will
have
the
deed
in
utility
bill
and
sneak
through.
Maybe
those
need
to
be
dropped
altogether
in
requiring
things
like
proof
of
residential
exemption.
E
Perhaps
we
should
also
require
other
forms
of
proof
of
occupancy,
such
as
a
tax
return
regarding
executive
suites.
Recently,
a
corporate
operator
at
West
Square
Building
at
D,
and
first
Street
in
South
Boston
held
a
community
meeting
seeking
to
change
seventeen
existing
short-term
rental
units
into
executive
suites.
There
is
another
proposal
in
downtown
that
seeks
to
convert
twenty-one
resident
residential
units
to
executive
suites,
just
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
to
me
in
the
midst
of
a
housing
crisis.
E
This
is
contrary
to
the
spirit
of
spirit
of
the
ordinance
that
we
passed
and
it
would
not
free
up
those
units
as
intended.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
this
ordinance
is
strictly
enforced
and
discussed
concerns
about
any
potential
loopholes
to
ensure
that
investor
owned
investor
owned,
short-term
rental
units
are
not
displacing
residents
and
causing
quality
of
life
issues.
F
Des
the
chair
of
governor
ops,
working
with
the
lead
sponsor
in
the
administration
council,
Flynn
sort
of
summed
up
number
of
the
complaints
that
my
office
is
Amanda
sieving
as
well
just
want
to
check
in
since
the
the
federal
lawsuit
has
been
resolved
in
see
what,
if
any
loopholes,
are
there
and
what,
if
any
unintended
consequences
and
what,
if
any,
additional
steps
this
body
has
to
take
to
make
the
appropriate
adjustments.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
and
attention
and
look
forward
to
the
hearing.
Thank.
G
I,
know
we'll
hear
from
you
all
on
some
of
you
on
a
panel
later,
but
now
that
the
lawsuit
has
been
resolved
and
now
that
the
ordinance
language
was
upheld
by
the
court
to
give
leverage
to
settle
the
suit
in
a
way
that
Airbnb
has
sort
of
changed
their
tune
and
is
proactively
taking
steps
to
help
with
enforcement.
There's
still
some
lingering
issues
so
I'm
glad
that
we're
having
this
conversation
and
that
we're
continuing
to
center
residents
and
advocates
in
this
conversation.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
H
H
You
called
me
first
because
my
efforts
on
this
one
go
back
to
2014
when
the
new
mayor
was
an
honored
guest
at
a
Fenway
Civic
Association,
Annual,
Meeting
and
I
brought
up
the
fact
to
him
that
the
Airbnb
rentals
were
no
longer
a
home
sharing,
but
was
an
invasive
species
taking
over
rent
a
monthly
rental
units
in
the
downtown
area.
He
assured
me
at
that
moment
that
it
would
be
resolved
by
the
fall.
This.
H
After
a
few
years
of
no
action
from
the
city,
the
Alliance
of
downtown
civic
organizations
had
gathered
the
data
you're
referring
to
and
showed
what
a
invasive
species
Airbnb
was.
I
have
recently
had
the
unfortunate
experience
of
having
to
check
on
how
we
were
doing
after
the
ordinance
and
one
of
the
places
that
I
checked
was
floors
11
through
13
at
the
Pierce
building
186
Brookline
Ave,
which
for
some
reason
is
in
Ward.
H
You
know
where
it
is
in
yeah
or
21,
instead
of
being
in
the
Fenway
ward,
there's
a
little
tiny
place
that
goes
through
there,
but
what
I
was
told
was
that
the
company
sonder
had
applied
for
in
January
change
of
occupancy
to
executive
suites
for
all
those
units.
48
units
I
had
a
couple
of
questions.
One
is
how
could
they
do
that
without
any
kind
of
public
announcement
and
input?
H
And
second,
why
is
saunder
the
lessee
of
those
units,
the
applicant
for
a
change
of
occupancy,
in
a
building
that
the
developer
um
I
have
been
told
by
ISD
that
the
application
was
approved
in
April
as
of
right,
because
it
was
a
PDA
any
building
that
had
been
developed
under
the
urban
renewal
pieces?
I
am
totally
disappointed
in
the
number
of
people
who
have
registered
for
at
ISD,
because
it
is
clearly
nothing
like
the
total
number
that
should
be
there.
I
am
really
offended
by
venture
capitalists
coming
in
and
reclassifying
their
buildings
as
executive
suite.
H
Their
units
is
executive,
suites
and
I
understand,
fortunately,
that
the
city
has
now
proposed
a
change
to
the
zoning
which
will
Pro,
which
will
not
allow
as
of
right
changes
in
any
kind
of
application
to
ISD
I
hope
that
ISD
is
truly
holding
off
on
granting
any
more
executive
suite
changes
because
they
told
me
they
are
being
flooded
with
executive
suite
changes.
Thank
you
for
holding
the
hearing,
I,
look
forward
to
progress
that
will
restore
our
city
to
residents
who
care
about
the
city
who
care
about
their
neighbors
and
who
are
not
transients.
J
J
But
it's
it's
a
use
that
that
we
looked
at
in
the
in
the
drafting
of
the
ordinance
and
and
it's
important
that
that
not
be
a
way
to
get
around
the
restrictions
on
Airbnb
I
think
the
council
has
done
really
really
great
work
here.
The
administration
is,
is
has
stepped
up
and
I
think
that
now
we
just
need
to
enforce
what
we
wrote,
what
you
wrote
so
that
that
we
can
stay
in
a
leadership
position
that
we've
taken.
Thank
you.
K
Good
afternoon
councilor,
so
thank
you
for
convening
this
very
important
meeting
on
this
issue.
I'm
Dave,
Goggins
former
vice
president
of
the
north
and
waterfront
residents,
Association
and
I,
just
like
to
reinforce
my
neighbors
comments
about
the
importance
of
enforcement
when
it
comes
to
dealing
with
the
the
short-term
rental
issue.
K
It's
important
that
we
identify
who
the
biggest
offenders
are
and
make
sure
that
they're
willing
to
talk
line
and,
if
not
to
shut
them
down
as
quickly
as
possible.
To
the
extent
that
ISDN
is
relying
on
the
public
to
help
identify
areas
where
these
offenses
continue
to
take
place.
It
would
certainly
be
helpful
to
know
that
the
three
one
run
one
through
three
one.
One
app
will
have
a
category
on
it
by
December
1st,
when
enforcement
is
supposed
to
take
place.
K
L
L
You
know
we
became
we
have
been
tracking
all
of
this
throughout
the
process,
but
became
increasingly
concerned
the
summer,
I
didn't
and
other
folks
who
live
and
work
in
the
neighborhood
with
me,
because
we
continue
to
see
more
folks,
I
mean
literally,
you
drive
down,
George
Chester
have
you'll
see
suitcases
all
summer
and
including
on
my
own
block
and
yeah
I.
Think
I'm
particularly
concerned
with
easily
easy
reporting
mechanisms,
I
think
all
of
us
who
live
particularly
in
less
dense
parts
of
the
city.
L
We
really
can
see
and
identify
what's
going
on,
but
there
hasn't
been
clear
ways
for
folks
to
report,
so
I
think
that
will
be
critical
and
just
to
continue
to
monitor
not
only
the
significant
impact
in
the
downtown
core,
but
the
way
in
which
this
is
continues.
Even
with
this
really
important
word
and
it's
to
spread
into
neighborhoods.
Like
Dorchester,
it's
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
M
M
M
Don't
know
why
we
use
the
word
Airbnb
all
the
time,
because
it's
really
just
a
short-term
rental
thing
and
there's
many
different
companies
that
do
that.
But
the
reason
why
I
think
you
guys
missed
the
mark
is
I
feel
like
you
could
have
met
us
not
even
halfway
just
a
quarter
of
the
way
to
us
and
seventy-five
percent.
The
way
for
you
guys
where
you
don't
you're,
helping
big
hotel
unions,
people
that
work
in
the
hotels
I
know
them.
M
They
told
us
that
when
they
get
employed
or
as
they
work
there,
they're
told
to
hate
short-term
rentals,
they're
told
to
lobby
against
it.
They're
told
that
they
have
to
do
this
and
you're
helping
these.
You
know:
hotel
unions,
big
unions,
big
money,
billions
of
dollars
to
grow.
When
you
know
people
come
in
to
visit
and
they're
gonna
be
paying
$700
for
a
room
at
a
hotel.
M
That
is
it's
not
even
worth
that
in
Boston
and
they're
getting
rid
of
their
employees
anyway
and
replacing
them
with
machines
for
check-ins,
because
they
learn
from
the
type
of
Airbnb
system
of
people
not
wanting
to
deal
with
check-ins
and
stuff,
like
that.
Oh
with
with
people
checking
in
so
I,
think
that
you
should
have
looked
at
something
where
you're
allowed
to
do
a
short
percentage
of
the
building
like.
If
you
have
10
units,
you
can
do
one.
M
If
you
have
50
units,
you
could
do
two
like
something
so
small
where
it
didn't,
hurt
people
and
didn't
just
help.
Big
Hotel
unions
and
people
that
already
owned
buildings.
You're
helping
people
have
two
family,
three
families
that
own
buildings
I
think
they
I
feel
like
they
have
enough
money
to
get
by
if
they
own
a
building
and
they're
the
only
ones
given
the
chance
to
do
stuff
like
this.
M
As
far
as
like
trash
and
all
those
concerns
over
the
last
years,
I've
gotten,
so
many
calls
saying
that
our
guest
left
the
trash
out
wrong
this
that
most
the
time
when
we
check
up
our
units
were
empty
our
unit.
We
take
care
of
the
trash,
not
the
tenants.
The
tenants
never
take
out
the
trash,
that's
not
their
job,
that's
our
job.
M
We
have
people
that
go
around
and
make
sure
this
is
done,
and
so
it's
really
frustrating
when
you
kind
of
just
hear
these
like
made-up
things
that
you
guys
are
gonna,
buy
into
sorry,
I'm
kind
of
like
all
over
the
place,
there's
just
so
much.
That
goes
on.
In
my
mind,
when
I
hear
stuff
like
this,
you
know
I
have
this
guy,
that's
complaining,
I.
M
What
are
you
complaining
about
times?
Change
things
things
progress?
No,
we
shouldn't
have
facto
hotels.
No,
we
shouldn't
have
master
leases
and
you
know
I
just
think
you
guys
went
all
went
about
it
all
wrong
and
I
really
feel
like
when
I
read
the
paper.
It's
you
know
your
names
in
star
stars.
You
know
like
Michelle
Wu
did
it
again.
You
know
you
didn't
hear
from
any
of
us
on
the
other
end,
because
we're
usually
too
scared
to
come
up
and
talk.
We're
usually
too
scared
to
come
up
and
meet.
M
We
don't
want
to
be
made
an
example
of
when
I
called
ISD
the
other
day
to
get
some
more
information.
Nobody
there
could
answer.
Nobody
I
asked
some
specific
questions,
they
transferred
me
three
times
and
then
finally,
a
woman
got
on
the
phone
to
answer
the
simplest
question
and
just
took
out
she
said
just
go
on
the
website
and
I
said
well.
Can
you
show
me
on
the
website
where
she
couldn't
find
it?
M
Finally,
she
finds
the
ordinance
and
she
tries
to
read
the
paragraph
to
me
and
doesn't
even
understand
what
she's
reading
she's
not
even
pronouncing
the
words
and
she's
kind
of
confused
while
she's
reading
to
me.
They
don't
even
know
what
they're
talking
about
it's
so
frustrating
to
be
on
probably
your
end
and
like
pro-pro,
short-term,
rentals
and
against
it,
because
it's
just
so
disorganized
and
I.
M
Just
you
know,
I'm
not
very
organized
right
now,
cuz
I
wasn't
gonna
speak,
but
I
just
feel
like
you
guys
totally
missed
the
mark
and
you
hurt
a
lot
of
people.
You
know
that
that
don't
have
a
lot
of
money
that
don't
have
a
lot
of
opportunities
and
all
because
you
guys
get
a
few
calls
about
trash.
That
usually
is
not
even
about
the
the
guests
that
are
staying
with
us.
So.
A
M
Like
the
people
that
were
hurt
were
I'm,
I,
don't
want
to
put
down
Saunders
I,
know
them
really
well
and
I
love
the
team
that
works
for
them.
I,
don't
work
for
Saunders,
so
I
also
hate
that
that
they're
being
called
out
I,
don't
like
the
master
release
thing
I,
don't
like
the
fact
of
hotels
but
I'm
talking
about
the
companies
that
have
like
12
units
to
have
20
units
and
they're,
not
in
one
building.
A
M
Had
about
I
would
say
we
had
about
70
and
when
I
say
we
had
70,
we
didn't
have
more
than
two
in
any
buildings
and
we
are
outside
the
city
inside
the
city
down
the
Cape
again
I
started
this
2015
with
you
know:
five
hundred
bucks
in
my
pocket.
So
it's
it's
it's
it's
it's
extremely
sad
because
there
was
there
you
could
have
came
up
with
something
that
didn't
hurt
everybody
the
way
you
did
and
only
help
the
people
that
are
pretty
much
already
doing
all
right
do.
M
M
You
know
this
right
now,
like
I
know
we're
gonna
be
okay,
but
I
just
want
to
say
if
the
cleaners
don't
want
to
clean
anymore,
because
there's
not
enough
unit
or
they
don't
want
to
I'll,
do
it
like
I'll,
take
everything
home.
If
you
need
me
to
do
stuff
like
late
and
I,
don't
worry
like
whatever
it
takes.
M
I'm
in
and
people
that
know
me
know
like
I
am
NOT
an
emotional
person,
it's
very
hard
to
get
me
to
cry,
and
I
literally
had
tears
coming
down,
because
he
wasn't
the
first
person
in
my
business
to
say
that
and
I
have
another
young
lady.
That's
with
me
today
and
she
said
before
you
I
had
zero
opportunity
in
life,
she's
24
years
old,
dead-end
job
clock
in
clock
out,
you
know
and
she's,
like
I
didn't
even
know.
M
I
was
capable
of
the
things
I'm
capable
of
doing
now,
and
it's
just
it's
just
so
sad
because
we
aren't
those
people
that
are
have
50
units
in
a
building
and
we
aren't
those
people
that
you
know.
Don't
we
don't
use
booking.com
because
frankly,
I
feel
like.
If
you
use
booking
comm
you,
you
might
get
somebody,
that's
gonna,
go
in
there
and
do
bad
things
like
there.
M
There
are
some
sites
that
don't
screen
well
and
then
their
sites
like
I,
will
only
use
Airbnb
because
I
feel
like
they
screen,
and
then
we
have
to
rescreen
before
we
give
out
any
information,
so
I
feel
like
if
it's
done
right,
there's
there's
just
a
better
way
of
going
about
this
and
making
it
the
strictest
laws
in
the
country
in
the
world.
Maybe
it
was
just
um
it's
heartbreaking.
A
G
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
page
I.
It
takes
a
lot
of
courage
to
testify
in
any
setting
and
to
take
the
time
to
leave
many
other
important
things
that
you
have
on
your
plate
to
come
and
it's
clear
how
passionate
you
are
and
how
many
other
people
you
are
speaking
for
when
you,
when
you,
when
you
talk
so
I,
just
want
to
thank
you,
because
we
need
to
continue
hearing
from
everyone
on
this.
G
It
is
part
of
the
legislative
process
that,
as
we
are
oh
it's
always
the
easiest
thing
to
do
nothing
as
elected
officials,
because
then
you
know,
no
one
will
get
that
mad,
because
things
are
already
that
way.
So
it's
always
difficult
to
make
decisions
that
involve
trade-offs,
and
certainly
we
knew
going
into
this
that
there
would
be
people
who
would
come
out
worse
off.
G
Our
I
think
I
can
speak
for
at
least
some
of
my
colleagues
in
saying
that
our
goal
was
to
make
sure
that,
in
the
balance
of
that
that
the
people
who
would
be
whose
economic
situations
would
change
would
be
more
of
the
sort
of
large
de-facto
hotel
operators,
then
that
not
and
it's
it's
extremely
valuable
to
have.
You
continue
to
come
and
represent
folks
whose
businesses
and
lives
have
changed
because
of
our
ordinance.
We
will
continue
to
again
to
listen
and
to
have
this
process.
G
It's
I
think
a
credit
to
this
committee,
chair
and
and
this
current
council
that
we
don't
just
kind
of
write,
law
and
drop
it
and
and
move
on
after
headlines
have
faded.
As
you
said
so,
stabilizing
housing
has
always
been
the
first
and
most
urgent
goal,
I
think
out
of
this
type
of
legislation,
but
certainly
there
are
many
other
economic
consequences
that
come
out
of
it
and
I
appreciate
you
coming
here
to
make
sure
to
talk
about
that.
A
N
N
Councillors
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Richard
Giordano
I
work
at
Fenway,
Community,
Development,
Corporation
I
want
to
thank
councilor,
Edwards,
Andrew
and
Flynn
for
holding
this
hearing
and
the
rest
of
the
councillors
as
well
and
for
having
passed
the
ordinance
that
you
did.
That
combined
with
the
bill
at
the
law
at
the
Statehouse
will
hope
to
rectify
over
the
next
year.
What's
been
going
on
I
just
like
to
step
back
for
a
moment
and
take
a
look
at
what
the
ordinance
was
designed
to
do
and
why
you
put
this
in
place.
N
It
was
designed
to
prevent
a
displacement
of
residents
from
all
over
the
city.
It
was
designed
to
allow
rental
units
that
should
have
been
rental
units
to
be
returned
to
the
rental
market.
We
have
had
a
situation
developed
where
thousands
of
people
have
been
displaced
from
apartments
in
part
due
to
Airbnb
and
corporate
sure
stay.
If
you
are
an
owner
and
an
owner-occupant
you're
protected
by
this
ordinance,
you
just
have
to
figure
out
how
to
register
properly.
N
So,
let's
show
that
the
rest
of
this
is
a
business
enterprise
that
takes
rental
units
off
the
market
and
makes
the
housing
crisis
in
this
city
worse.
The
piece
that
I
would
like
to
talk
about
is
what
we're
seeing
now,
an
increasing
shift
towards
executive,
suites
or
corporate
short
stay
about
a
year
or
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
I
testified
here
at
the
council
and
I,
unfortunately
have
not
had
the
time
to
update
what
I
presented
to
you.
N
Then,
at
that
point,
I
tracked
a
hundred
major
buildings
throughout
the
city
of
Boston
that
were
using
one
of
almost
40
different
corporate
short-stay
entities
to
book
anywhere
from
10
to
20
to
30%
of
their
units
as
a
rental
unit.
I'm
sorry,
as
a
corporate
short-stay
and
executive,
whatever
they
wanted
to
call
it,
you
didn't
have
to
be
an
executive,
you
didn't
have
to
be
a
corporate
short-stay.
N
You
could
book
on
those
websites
in
any
case,
so
what
we
have
is
at
least
a
hundred
major
buildings
in
this
city
that
already
have
quote
unquote:
corporate
short-stay
or
executive
suites
in
them,
the
majority
of
them
were
never
permitted.
That
way,
they
never
applied
for
permission
to
do
that.
They're
just
doing
it.
John
Buxton
from
Fenway
Civic
indicated
to
you
one
or
two
buildings
that
he's
tracked.
Personally,
that's
the
same
thing.
N
Throughout
the
entire
city,
we
have
anywhere
from
two
to
four
thousand
units
that
we
thought
were
rental
that
are
not
rental
and
are
being
used
as
some
kind
of
short
stay.
In
addition,
we're
now
seeing
as
John
discovered,
you
know,
operators
looking
to
either
somehow
get
their
units
in
compliance
with
the
executive,
suites
or
they're
getting
lodging-house
buildings
and
licenses.
N
So
what
we
have
is
a
workaround
we're
faced
with
the
problem
that
thousands
of
rental
units
that
should
be
on
market
aren't
and
the
major
operators,
the
forty
or
so
short
state
companies
are
trying
to
figure
out
ways
to
continue
and
expand
their
business
now
that
they
see
that
the
only
ones
who
will
allowed
to
work
legally
are
owner
occupants.
So
what
I'd
like
to
do
over
the
next
month
or
two
is
update
that
spreadsheet
and
get
it
back
to
you
in
the
meanwhile.
A
So
I
was
going
to
I.
Did
all
the
folks
who
signed
in
to
speak.
The
list
could
still
be
growing
and
so
after
them,
I
can
maybe
call
you
by
guys
up.
If
that's
okay,
do
you
don't
have
a
time
constraint
or
anything?
Okay.
Thank
you
very
much
again.
If
folks
want
to
still
speak
or
have
an
opinion
about
the
ordinance
and
how
we're
going
please
sign
in
and
then
we'll
gather
that
sheet
up
again
to
get
public
testimony
so.
O
I'll
go
first.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
counselors
for
holding
this
hearing,
so
my
name
is
Karen
Chen
I'm,
the
executive
director
at
the
Chinese
progressive
Association.
We
are
a
small
grassroot
community
based
organization
in
Chinatown.
We
probably
have,
even
just
in
the
past
couple
years,
have
testify
about
the
housing
crisis
in
China
numerous
times
and
with
numerous
residents,
and
one
of
the
issues
that
impact
in
Chinatown
is
that,
after
an
influx
of
luxury
development
in
the
last
couple
years
is
endless
of
short-term
rental.
O
Pushing
residents
out,
you
know,
causing
rising
rent,
and
these
are
residents
who've
been
in
the
community
for
a
long
time
and
live
in
Chinatown
out
of
necessity,
not
because
it
was
trendy
living
or
you
know
or
is
convenient,
it's
actually
at
a
necessity.
So
you
know
the
last
time
besides
some
of
the
buildings
that
council
Flynn
had
mentioned
earlier,
you
know
in
the
most
recent
month.
What
have
what
we
have
seen
is
that
there
is
a
search
number
of
buildings
in
and
around
Chinatown
downtown
areas
are
seeking
zoning
relief
for
executive
suites.
O
So
one
example
is
that
a
Harrison
Ave
it
was
completed
on
April,
20
18
and,
had
you
know,
gone
through
extensive.
You
know,
hearings
in
Chinatown
that
it's
you
know,
housing
for
the
you
know
for
the
residents,
but
now
is
seeking
you
know
to
for
it
to
be
executive,
suites,
and
you
know
a
lot
of
Chinatown.
You
know
it's
becoming
unaffordable
and
I
think
that
a
lot
of
time
people
were
thinking.
O
Oh,
it's
unaffordable
to
low
income
folks
of
working
families
actually
unaffordable
to
young
professionals
now
because
of
the
amount
of
luxury
among
the
short-term
rentals.
So
give
me
just
give
you
a
few
examples:
there's
a
couple
buildings
in
China
in
Chinatown
downtown
and
in
Kensington
in
Avalon
and
the
Inc
block.
They
are
not
operated.
The
operators,
equity,
Churchill,
and
you
know
it's
listing
for
where
one-bedroom
for
12
months
at
3800.
But
if
you
rent
for
two
months,
it's
50
100.
O
O
So
I
think
that
you
know
we
feel
like
it
would
be
good
to
some
of
the
recommendations.
We
think
that
the
City
Council
could
do
is
that
we
ask
that
the
City
Council
to
write
to
the
Zoning
Board
appealed
and
the
Zoning
Commission
to
stop
any
further
change
from
residential
to
executive
suites
as
something
that's.
You
know
I
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
requests
right
now,
that's
going
up
and
pbx
building,
I,
think
that's
and
in
downtown
on
Lafayette
and
then
I
think
in
Winter
Street.
O
That
way
it
just
kind
of
like
you
know,
there's
a
butters
hearing,
I
actually
heard
about
one
of
them
the
day
after
so
for
them
to
stop
that.
For
now,
since
we're
looking
into
short-term
rental
and
I,
think
other
recommendations
are
for
ist
to
work
closely
with
community-based
organizations
to
identify
you
know,
potential
violations
or
operators
that
are
actually
operating
under
a
loophole.
I
think
that
you
know
the
the
enforcement
team
should
meet
with
community
members,
because
I
think
a
lot
of
times.
O
Think
and
all
of
this
you
know
it's
really
trying
to
ensure
that
the
short-term
rental
units
actually
go
back
to
the
housing
stock,
so
that,
actually
you
know
as
a
way
to
stabilize
the
community
I'm,
not
sure
if
any
of
those
unit
will
go
back
to
an
affordable
price,
but
at
least
it
should
be
reasonable.
We're
actually
you
know
people
can
live.
You
know.
P
My
name
is
fort
Cavallari,
I
live
in
the
north
end
I'm,
the
chair
of
the
Alliance
of
downtown
civic
organizations
and
I.
Thank
you
for
asking
us
to
participate
in
this
in
this
meeting.
The
first
thing
I
want
to
do
is
acknowledge
and
thank
the
City
Council
and
the
administration
for
creating
what
is
essentially
a
really
great
compromise
piece
of
regulation
for
short-term
rentals.
It's
been
posited
that
this
is
extreme
and
one
of
the
worst
from
some
people's
perspective
in
the
in
the
country.
In
fact,
this
is
not
an
extreme
regulatory
regime.
P
An
extreme
regulatory
regime
would
be
what
Lynn
field
did
using
zoning
law
and
having
that
supported
by
courts
to
totally
outlaw
Airbnb
in
the
town
of
Lynn
field.
That
is
a
tough
way
to
handle
Airbnb.
What
the
City
Council
did
was
nuanced.
It
was
fair.
It
had
eight
amendments
to
it
because
there
were
a
lot
of
folks
who
are
looking
to
to
tweak
the
bill
so
that
certain
people
wouldn't
be
heard,
and
other
residents
who
wanted
to
go
away
for
a
number
of
months
would
be
able
to
do
that.
P
70
units
businesses
that
that
aggregate,
short-term
rentals
and
you
know
I-
won't
cite
the
one
that
who
spoke
here,
but
but
there's
one
in
the
North
End
that
operated
took
60
units
of
apartments
off
the
market.
In
the
summer
of
2016,
we
lost
a
whole
bunch
of
young
people
in
the
north
end
moving
to
other
neighborhoods
because
they
were
displaced,
so
we're
a
community
of
11,000
residents,
so
60
apartments
coming
off
the
market
in
one
fell
swoop
is,
is
a
big
deal
and
it
it
causes.
P
We
have
studies
that
we
cited
in
the
run-up
to
the
ordinance
from
UMass
from
several
institutions
in
New,
York,
City
and
Los
Angeles,
showing
over
and
over
again
the
same
thing
happening
rents
going
up
by
as
much
as
15%
in
the
case
of
the
lower
Manhattan
part
of
New
York.
Only
because
of
Airbnb,
specifically
econometric
ly
linked
100%.
The
correlation
was
the
number
of
Airbnb
s
and
short-term
rentals.
It's
not
fair
to
just
say
Airbnb,
taking
units
off
the
market.
We
needed
to
do
something
you
guys
acted
I,
really.
P
P
I
brought
some
AV
stuff.
I
always
have
a
couple
of
slides
and
I
apologize
for
that
I
know
it's
a
bad
habit,
but
one
of
the
things
I
thought
would
be
useful
to
talk
about
is
how
the
market
froze
between
the
ordinance
and
the
Airbnb
settlement
on
the
screen.
Now
the
top
line
is
the
total
number
of
short-term
rentals
in
Boston,
and
you
can
see
that
it
was
somewhere
north
of
6,000
units
when
the
ordinance
was
announced.
It
came
down
to
just
a
little
bit
under
6000
units
and
it's
held
steady
there
until
the
settlement.
P
So
essentially,
even
though
we've
had
the
ordinance
in
place
because
there
was
this
federal
lawsuit,
it
froze
all
all
enforcement,
and
that
was
expected.
The
city
understood
we
weren't
expecting
to
see
aligned
different
than
this,
but
the
the
line
that
you
have
right
now
after
settlement
has
started
to
show
declines.
There's
only
one
month
of
data
publicly
available
data
that
shows
that,
but
the
if
this
works
I
can
I
can
go
back
to
oh
yeah
screwed
it
up
again.
There's
a.
P
This
is
a
this
is
actual
one
of
the
great
things
about
looking
at
at
this
and
analyzing
and
as
it's
happened
in
other
cities,
and
we
can
look
at
what
happened
in
San
Francisco
in
San
Francisco
when
they
passed
a
very
similar
ordinance
at
the
end
of
2017
and
had
a
very
similar
agreement
with
Airbnb
the
in
fact,
Boston
legal
department
would
even
some
people.
There
would
say
that
you
know
we
we
learned
from
that
agreement
and
our
agreement
is
much
like
it.
What
happened
was
when
that
went
into
effect?
P
This
would
be
what
will
happen
between
December
1st
and
about
January
15th
of
2020.
We
saw
the
inventory
in
San
Francisco
of
total
inventory
of
short-term
rentals
go
from
9,000
down
to
about
5,000,
so
there
were
four
thousand
odd
units
released
back
into
long-term
housing.
How
do
we
know
they
were
released
back
into
long-term
housing?
The
bottom
chart
will
show
that
if
you
look
at
the
change
in
inventory
of
long-term
rentals
reported
by
the
large
rental
agencies
and
the
listing
service
that
they
use,
there
was
a
spike.
P
That's
all
those
units
going
back
into
the
long
term,
housing
supply.
That's
what's
supposed
to
happen
when
we
hit
our
actual
date,
December
1st,
when
this
goes
into
full
effect,
so
that
that
gets
you
to
what
I
had
in
the
in
the
chart,
which
was
the
expected
decline
on
the
right.
We
should
see
a
decline
of
about
2500
total
units
may
be
on
the
order
of
1,800
entire
apartment
units
going
back
into
the
long-term
supply.
That's
always
been
the
hope
and
that's
what
what
I'm
looking
forward
to.
P
But
I
would
end
my
comments
by
by
going
back
to
some
of
the
things
that
rich
said
about
the
executive
suite
loophole.
There
are
worrisome
loopholes
in
in
the
ordinance
right
now
and
I.
Think.
Having
looked
at
how
some
of
the
big
players
are
interpreting
the
ordinance,
they
think
that
if
they
can
change
the
occupancy
status
to
executive
suite,
they
can
get
an
unregulated
hotel
room,
possibly
not
even
not
even
subject
to
city
tax.
P
What
would
be
really
great
is
if
we
could
come
back,
sit
back
down
here,
February
first
and
see
if
it
actually
happened,
because
if
it
didn't,
we
have
a
problem
and
and
everything
I'm,
seeing
about
how
many
folks
are
trying
to
squeeze
through
this
executive
suite
loophole
how
many
folks
are
trying
to
squeeze
through
a
similar
loop.
All
the
lodging
house
loophole
where
you
can
take
an
old
lodging
house
licensed
property
and
start
operating
a
boutique
hotel
at
$400
a
room
a
night.
Those
those
are
worrying.
P
But
anyone
who
still
tries
to
squeak
through
I'm
hoping
we
can.
We
can
have
an
effort
to
try
to
stop
them.
I
know
that
ISD
is
trying
hard,
they're
staffing
up.
They
expected
that
this
was
going
to
be
the
time
when
they
had
to
play
a
little
whack-a-mole,
but
I
just
wanted
to
urge
everyone
that
this
whack-a-mole
game
is
going
to
be
a
really
tough
game
and
they're
going
to
be
a
lot
of
mole
heads
popping
up
and
we've
got
an.
We
got
to
get
a
lot
of
paddles
to
whack
them
back
down.
A
Q
You
just
just
quick
thank
you,
madam
chair
I.
Wasn't
on
board
with
these
changes
for
Airbnb,
because
I
thought
it
was
too
heavy-handed.
I
understand
what
downtown's
going
through,
but
in
my
neighborhoods
in
Dorchester
in
places
like
that
those
ring
neighborhoods,
we
never
see
tourists
in
any
in
any
of
our
neighborhoods.
We
don't
have
any
tourists
all
is
coming
in
to
our
restaurants
and
coffee
shops
and
those
sorts
of
things.
So
I
have
to
disagree
with
you
saying
you
saying
you
think
we
should
be
more
heavy-handed.
I
would
I
would
suggest
we
should
go.
Q
We
should
go
the
other
way
and
let
some
of
these
happen
let
some
of
these
small
operators
operate.
There's
a
lot
of
people
here
that
are
being
hurt
by
this,
that
a
small
property
owners,
so
I
just
wanted
to
get
to
get
that
out.
There
I'm,
not
necessarily
on
board
with
it.
I
do
I,
do
see
the
need
for
the
fluoride
operas
I
wouldn't
want
a
hundred
you
in
a
building,
70
of
them
being
yeah
being
be
right.
Q
I,
get
that
and
I
get
what
you
guys
are
in
downtown,
but
again
nobody
here
from
any
any
any
ring
neighborhoods.
Nobody
here
voicing
opinion
one
way
or
the
other
just
downtown
I
think
this
was
done
for
just
downtown
and
I
think
we
as
a
council
should
have
been
able
to
separate
that
and
we
didn't
so
thank
you.
May.
P
I
say
one
thing
sure
there
was
a
very
important
amendment
that
was
specifically
for
your
neighborhoods
and
other
ring
neighborhoods,
and
that
was
the
the
allowance
for
a
full
unit,
duplex
and
xxx
air
B&B
unit
at
165
day
rental
allowable
unit.
If
it's
an
owner-occupied
house,
so
there
should
be
an
inventory
of
thousands
of
those
in
the
ring.
Neighborhoods
that
could
come
online.
I
absolutely
agree
with
you.
I
would
love
to
see
more
tourists
enjoying
you
know
the
great
Vietnamese
restaurants
near
Ashmont
station.
There
feel
it
well
feels
quarter.
Q
So
it's
my
opinion
that
I
think
an
owner
of
a
property
should
be
able
to
do
what
they
want
to
do
with
their
property,
and
we
should
also
have
have
a
category
for
small
operators
because
there's
a
whole
group
of
people,
cleaners,
people
that
set
up
set
set
up.
You
know
Airbnb
ease
in
someone
else's
house.
They,
it
was
a
business
model
and
it's
not
an
easy
business
model
to
to
to
get
off
the
ground
to
form
I.
Just
think
we
were.
Q
A
You
very
much
councillor
Baker,
thank
you
for
the
opening
statement,
but
and
to
the
folks
in
the
audience.
I
really
do
appreciate,
and
then
your
passion
and
your
coming
out
and
speaking
today
we
do
have
as
a
matter
of
decorum
here
we
don't
ask
for
shouts
or
clapping
for
any
opinion,
because
I
agree
for
some
people
who
it's
hard
enough
to
come
here,
it's
difficult
to
speak
your
opinion.
You
may
feel
already
exposed.
So
if
you
have
folks
clapping
either
way
it
may
make
you
feel
less
inclined
to
talk.
A
So
we
try
to
be
as
neutral
as
possible
in
this
place
in
terms
of
people
coming
to
speak
so
again,
I
please,
come
and
speak
at
the
microphone.
You
could
email
any
of
us
any
concerns
that
you
have,
but
again
just
for
those
who
may
be
disagreeing
or
agreeing.
We
want
to
make
this
as
welcoming
as
possible
here.
So
thank
you
so
much.
If
either
of
you
have
a
response
and
then
we'll
have
the
the
city
come
up
and
anybody
who
signed
up
I
will
have
them
testify
in
that
transition.
Okay,.
O
Okay,
I
do
have
a
response
to
councillor
Baker's
comment
earlier,
so
I
think
you
may
have
missed
a
testimony
earlier
about
Dorchester,
also
seeing
a
rise
of
short-term
rental.
I
think
that
I,
probably
can't
you
know
you
might
know
it
better
Dorchester
than
me
from
where
to
where,
but
right
around
UMass
I
think
that
there's
been,
you
know
a
lot
of
people
seeing
you
know
a
lot
of
well.
O
People
knew
because
they
used
to
live
there
after
they
move
out
or
that
at
least,
and
we
knew
what
happened
is
that
these
housing
becomes
student
housing
for
us
nine
months
and
then
remaining
three
months
for
short
term
rental.
It's
unclear
whether
or
not
these
units
are
operators
or
whether
or
not
they're
owner-occupied,
but
I
think
that
you
know
would
be
important
for
us
to
be
really
clear
what
the
reporting
mechanism
is
and
that,
whether
or
not
you
know,
regulations
are
being
followed
and
I.
Think
that
you
know
with
I.
O
Don't
think
that
this
is
their
short-term
rental
issue.
Just
a
downtown
issue
is,
it
is
spreading
and
I
think
that
while
we
want
to
welcome
development,
but
we
don't
want
you
know
development
or
any
new,
you
know
opportunities
for
a
few,
but
then
displays
you
know:
residents
who've
been
there
a
long
time,
so
we
need
to
really
cautious
on
what
do
we
welcome
to
the
neighborhood.
O
A
P
Well,
I
do
want
to
say
one
thing
about
this
ordinance,
which
I
felt
was
a
reasonable
compromise.
It
we
in
downtown
didn't
get
everything
we
wanted.
We
certainly
think
that
two
and
three
unit
buildings
we're
going
to
see
a
lot
of
those
and
in
the
North,
End
and
and
other
places
in
the
downtown
area.
We're
not
happy
about
that,
but
we
felt
in
the
spirit
of
compromise.
It's
okay,
again,
I
will
say
a
extreme
ordinance
would
be
what
Jersey
City
just
passed
where
the
resident
has
to
be
on-site
in
the
building.
P
In
order
for
any
rental
to
happen,
we
haven't
gone
to
those
extraordinary
extends
to
regulate.
I,
understand
that
some
people
feel
you
should
be
able
to
do
anything.
You
want
in
your
property,
but
I
mean
you
can't
have
a
gun
range
in
your
property.
There
are
a
lot
of
things
that
you
can't
do
you
can't
decide
to
just
open
a
bar
and
not
be
licensed
you
you
we
need
to.
We
need
to
respect
I.
P
I
I
just
think
that
we,
my
only
point,
is
that
I
think
we
we
we
after
a
lot
of
heated
debate
which
we're
having
over
some
here
too
I.
Think
we
reached
a
reasonable
compromise
that
not
everyone
was
happy
with,
but
is
pretty
good
as
long
as
it's
enforced
and
I
think
the
point
of
our
check-ins
shouldn't
be
to
go
back
and
say:
did
we
do
a
bad
thing,
but
rather
have
are
we
enforcing
properly
what
we've
got
now,
because
if
we
don't
it
could
go
badly
wrong?
Thank.
A
You
so
I'm
gonna
I
have
some
sign-in
sheets
or
some
folks
who
signed
their
names
and
I'm
gonna,
just
say
their
names
I'm,
not
sure
if
they
actually
wanted
to
speak
or
not
because
on
the
sign-in
sheet,
there's
actually
a
yes
or
no,
so
I'm
onna
go
Veda.
You
want
to
speak,
okay,
I
have
commas,
they
say
it'll.
A
R
Yes,
all
right,
so
I
am
technically
a
graduate
student
I
graduated
from
the
University
of
Massachusetts
Lowell,
currently
in
the
city,
trying
to
find
a
job.
I
have
rented
from
all
sorts
of
sources.
You
know
I've
rented
it
from
a
realtor
I've
rented
on
as
a
sublet
and
I've
rented
through
Airbnb
Airbnb
was
the
cheapest
way
for
me.
I've
done
Airbnb
in
Italy,
I've
done
Airbnb
in
Switzerland
and
value
in
doing
Airbnb.
R
For
me,
as
a
renter
has
been
great,
I
can
see
the
photos,
all
the
information
regarding
a
place
and
as
I've
been
in
Boston
I
got
the
opportunity
of
working
as
a
host
through
Airbnb
since
I've,
not
since
I
don't
have
a
job.
Airbnb
was
a
huge
help,
especially
given
the
cost
of
rent
in
Boston.
The
cost
of
apartments
in
Boston
is
ridiculous.
R
Being
from
Brazil
and
having
to
have
financial
assistance
from
my
mother,
you
know
makes
this
even
bigger,
so
I've
invested
on
Airbnb
had
a
great
experience
with
them.
They
are
a
great
way
to
manage
a
property,
not
just
in
terms
of
my
own
apartment,
but
the
room
and
space
they
allow
for
people
to
come
in
and
book
and
I
can
give
them
a
value
experience.
This
is
not
just
great
for
myself,
because
I'm
earning
some
income
with
them.
This
is
great
for
my
community
I'm
from
East
Boston.
R
The
people
that
I
have
hosted
have
bought
from
the
liquor
store
from
the
court
from
the
convenience
store
from
Shaw's
everywhere
around
so
doing.
Airbnb
for
me
is
really
good,
because
this
is
helping
me
in
a
market
that,
instead
of
having
a
permanent
roommate,
that
is
a
subletter
that
I
don't
have
any
guarantee
through
payment.
R
They
are
ID
checked
as
much
as
I
am
as
a
host
through
Airbnb,
so
I
believe
that
passing
the
law
is
actually
going
exactly
against
what
you're
trying
to
control
you're,
trying
to
control
a
monopoly
of
big
corporations
renting
out
spaces
and
racking
up
the
price.
By
doing
this,
my
landlord
has
seen
the
opportunity
he's
trying
to
evict
me
he's.
Just
you
know,
he's
not
trying
to
deal
with
me.
R
He
has
basically
has
been
negligent
about
stuff
that
he
should
have
done,
because
if
he
does
through
Airbnb,
it's
gonna
be
much
easier
for
him
to
manage
his
property
as
well
as
earn
more.
What
I
think
is
that
the
more
people
like
myself
have
the
opportunity
of
going
and
becoming
a
host.
You
have
a
bigger
market,
we
shouldn't
necessarily
be
looking
at
lounge
markets
or
how
many
buildings
are
doing
this.
R
We
should
be
allowing
people
like
myself,
people
like
the
ones
that
are
with
her
to
actually
continue
doing
this
business,
because
you're
helping
the
segments
of
society
that
has
a
little
bit
of
income
to
invest
in
a
rental
and
becoming
a
tenant.
I
think
your
legislation
should
not
approve
just
an
owner
to
obtain
a
license,
but
it
should
be
a
partnership
of
an
owner
and
a
tenant.
In
that
way,
you
would
actually
say
this
is
a
business.
The
same
way
that
the
corner
shop
is
a
business.
R
The
regulation
there
there's
a
collection
of
taxes,
I
think
we
are
on
the
right
way.
We
just
have
to
oversee
better
the
way
that
we're
forming
the
laws.
As
for
anything
else
regarding
trash
collection
and
all
of
that,
I
think
that's
also
money
opportunity
that
the
city
has
you
know
by
attracting
more
and
I
believe
that,
because
of
the
way,
the
website
is
structured,
the
more
hosts
and
the
more
people
renting
through
it,
the
the
market
will
allow
itself
to
be
at
the
price
that
residents
want.
R
For
example,
my
property
may
seem
expensive
for
a
renter
to
rent
a
couple
of
days,
but
if
a
person
wants
to
rent
to
a
month,
it's
about
the
same
cost
that
a
subletter
would
be,
but
I
have
the
guarantee
that
I'm
gonna
get
paid
because
Airbnb
has
collected
their
credit
card.
It's
not
like
and
I'm
giving
the
the
the
second
tenant
a
better
ability
to
say
I
paid
money.
That
person
has
to
respect
me.
R
It's
not
just
as
a
subletter,
because
as
a
subletter,
some
people
like
if
you
complain
about
the
trash-
oh
you
can't
say
anything
you're
not
in
the
contract,
so
I
think
that
tenant,
if
you're
a
direct
tenant
or
a
part-time
tenant,
you
should
be
respected
in
the
same
way
that
anybody
should
be
that's.
My
thought.
Thank.
I
I
This
alright
I
hate,
public
speaking
or
so
I'm
remember
an
episode
from
The
Brady
Bunch
when
everyone
was
sitting
in
their
underwear
margin,
I
think
it
was
many
years
ago
so
I'm
on
the
enemy
camp
I'm.
Also
a
host
I
accidentally
got
into
this
business
just
about
four
years
ago.
I'm
also
a
real
estate
agent
and
a
Boston
native
and
the
iron
is
all
of
the
listings
that
I
currently
have
I
have
because
they
didn't
rent
in
the
conventional
market,
and
you
know
I,
listen.
You
know
to
everyone
talking
about
this
housing
shortage
right
now.
I
You
know
as
a
real
estate
agent,
we
have
a
list
of
15
units
that
are
sitting
empty.
The
the
rents
have
been
dropped,
so
low
landlords
won't
even
bear
to
make
their
mortgage
payments,
but
we
just
don't
have
the
bodies
right
now,
and
you
know
we
agree,
or
many
of
us
agree
that
regulations
needed
to
be
put
in
place
in
the
four
years
that
I've
doing
this
I've
seen
an
increase
and
there
are
bad
actors
and
there
are
people
that
aren't
responsible.
I
Then
there's
people
like
myself
and
many
other
people
that
are
sitting
here
who
have
actually
formed
a
legitimate
business
when
this
was
quote-unquote
legal.
You
know
myself
and
my
partner,
you
know
we're
both.
You
know
we're
minorities
and
we're
women
if
you
go
into
Boston's
website.
The
first
thing
it
says
is
that
Boston
is
founded
by
small
businesses.
I
We
employ
ten
full-time
women,
all
with
families
and
also
some
men
and
we've
about
eight
other
part-time
employees
and
everybody.
You
know
they're
scared
right
now,
because
they
depend
on
this
income.
We
we
may
not
be
at
the
property,
but
we
are
very
thorough.
In
four
years
we've
never
had
a
complaint,
a
lot
of
our
units,
our
units,
you
know
basement
units
units
that
aren't
exactly
you
know
the
cream
of
the
crop
in
the
radar
rental
market.
So
landlords
are
so
grateful
because
now
they
know
they
have
a
steady
income.
I
You
know
like
the
other
counselors,
so
this
is
not
an
easy
business.
You
have
to
be
available
24/7
and
you
know
guests.
Have
you
know
many
questions.
There's
issues.
Every
day
we
have
a
staff
that
is
available
to
answer
calls
24/7.
You
know
a
landlord
if
they're
living
in
a
property
they
go
on
vacation,
they
go
to
work
and
they
may
not
have
the
experience
to
properly
vet
the
people
that
are
coming
and
that's
what
we
do.
I
You
know
and
I
have
put
my
heart
and
soul,
trying
to
build
this
business
and
I
feel,
like
you
know,
there's
a
group
of
us
that
we
weren't
heard
Michele,
woo
and
I
actually
run
the
Boston
show
I
think
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
when
you
guys
were
first
going
to
impose
the
regulations
starting
I,
believe
last
January.
You
know
and
I
made
a
point
that
you're
gonna
have
all
these
vacant
units
coming
out
in
the
dead
of
winter,
and
all
these
people
are
gonna,
lose
their
job
right
before
the
holidays.
I
You
know,
I'm,
not
sure
how
that's
helping
the
city.
You
know,
I
err,
bein,
you
know
short
term
rentals
have
been
around
for
decades
way
before
air
B&B
came
into
play.
You
know
we're
a
small
city.
We
have
medical
reasons
which
is
actually.
Why
I
do
this
and
that's
the
primary
focus
as
a
real
estate
agent
I,
received
countless
calls
desperate
families
needing
a
place
to
stay
while
they
had
treatment
and
I
didn't
have
any
place
to
refer
them
to.
So
that's
how
I
got
into
this
business.
I
I
I
You
know
we
want
Boston
to
be
a
welcoming
City
to
you
know
from
what
I'm
hearing
from
a
lot
of
the
speakers
it
sounds
like
we
don't
want
people
coming
to
visit
the
city
you
know,
and
any
business
in
Boston
is
going
to
help
the
economy,
especially
anything
that
has
to
do
with
housing
and
we're
huge
consumers.
We
buy
products,
the
people
that
stay
with
us.
I
You
know
our
vendor,
you
know
shop,
the
local
businesses,
so
you
know
I
just
and
we
try
to
be
heard,
but
nobody
would
listen
to
us
and
I
understand
that
there
are
problems.
You
know,
I'm
listening
to
the
executive
suites
and
the
lodging
house
license
the
irony.
The
only
way
to
get
that
is.
If
you
are
a
big
corporation
like
Saunders
and
you
have
the
money
to
pay
a
big
attorney
so
that
they
can,
you
know,
be
granted
the
executive,
suites
or
the
lodging
house.
We
can't
afford
to
do
that.
So
you
know
we're
trying.
I
You
know
one
of
the
biggest
things
with
this.
You
know
trying
to
stuff.
You
know
hotels
or
Apartments,
popping
up
as
hotels
in
the
area,
but
that's
exactly
what
these
regulations
are
doing.
It's
allowing
the
big
corporations
to
stay
in
business.
Well,
the
little
people
like
us
who
honestly
care
and
make
a
difference.
I've
been
born
and
raised
here.
I
We're
gonna
be
put
out
of
business
and
all
these
people
are
gonna,
lose
their
jobs
and
then
all
these
people
that
were
coming
to
Boston
they're
not
going
to
come
anymore,
and
if
you
know,
especially
the
people
that
are
here
for
medical
reasons,
you
know
what
are
they
supposed
to
do?
They
can't
afford
to
stay
in
a
hotel
and
it's
not
the
right
environment
for
them.
They
need
it.
You
know
accommodations
where
they
can
cook-
and
you
know
they're
here.
I
I
We
started
working
with
our
buddy
Christopher
who's
no
longer
in
the
position
anymore,
and
he
didn't
even
know
what
would
suffice
for
the
medical
exemption
and
nobody
from
my
understanding
has
been
granted
the
exemption,
so
I
just
wish
that
you
guys
could
listen
to
the
little
guys
the
people
that
care
and
are
making
a
difference
and
are
helping
our
city
because
you
know
otherwise
it's
really.
It's
just
gonna
hurt
the
city
and
all
these
people
are
gonna
lose
their
jobs
and
people
aren't
gonna
feel
welcomed.
Thank.
L
S
S
I'm
going
to
appeal
to
you
in
the
many
years
that
I
have
been
following
this
first
of
all,
I
may
identify
myself
I
own
a
38
year
old
agency
representing
alternative
lodging,
which
is
what
we
used
to
call
it
mostly
for
small
property
owners
in
mostly
Boston
and,
of
course,
since
this
Airbnb
VRBO
and
these
other
websites
that
have
dominated
the
market.
We
have
many
more
and
I,
certainly
understand
the
importance
of
some
control
over
this.
But
my
appeal
to
you
is
to
review
the
ordinance
in
its
entirety.
S
I
think
it
has
been
unfair
to
the
small
owners
who
are
now
struggling
just
as
my
businesses,
and
just
as
the
owners
I
represent
I
believe
that
the
due
diligence
has
not
been
done
correctly,
that
we
were
not
heard
every
council
person
that
I
emailed
responded
with
a
automatic
reply,
and
only
one
or
two
responded
with
a
message.
Only
one
allowed
me
to
see
a
representative
a
councillor
I
feel
as
though
I
have
not
been
heard.
My
property
owners
have
not
been
heard.
S
I
feel
as
though
I
have
not
been
respected
and
I
feel
like
I
can't
respect
the
councillors,
because
I
don't
think
they've
done
their
due
diligence
I
believe
that
they
could
come
up
with
a
better
ordinance
if
they
would
just
listen
to
us.
We
are
the
middle
people,
the
people
that
they
are
supposed
to
represent
and
protect.
A
T
Thank
you
for
having
us.
My
name
is
Chris
English
in
the
office
of
intergovernmental
relations,
I'm
joined
by
Dion
Irish,
our
Commissioner
of
in
special
services,
as
well
as
Stephanie
costs,
the
libo,
our
chief
data
officer,
thanks
for
inviting
us
to
come
testify
today.
I
thought
it
might
be
helpful
if
we
opened
up
by
just
giving
a
rundown
of
some
of
the
milestones
that
city
has
hit
since
we've
implemented
the
ordinance
and
give
my
colleagues
to
the
left
and
right
some
time
to
go
into
details
on
our
technology
as
well
as
our
enforcement
in
operations.
T
T
At
that
time,
the
city
immediately
began
working
on
two
primary
components:
related
to
registration
and
enforcement
of
the
provisions
of
the
ordinance,
both
with
a
registration
system
as
well
as
a
compliance
system
and
I'll.
Let
staff
really
get
into
the
details
of
that,
but
shortly
thereafter
we
were
involved
in
litigation
in
federal
court
with
her
BMB
starting
in
November
2018.
T
At
that
time
we
were
enjoined
from
enforcing
certain
provisions
in
the
ordinance
against
the
platforms,
but
we
continue
to
do
our
operationalizing
of
both
hiring
staff
and
bringing
on
technology
products
that
were
supposed
to
implement
the
ordinance
as
as
written
in
December
2018.
The
state
also
passed
legislation
that
impacted
short-term
rentals
that
mirrored
similar
to
what
we
have
at
the
local
level,
but
also
added
a
tax
component,
and
we
began
January
1
as
the
effective
date
of
the
ordinance.
Our
registration
tool
went
live
and
we
began
collecting
registrations
in
the
spring.
T
T
The
settlement
agreement
outlines
the
process
through
way.
Airbnb
shares
data
with
the
city
on
activity
on
their
platform,
so
always
provides
a
mechanism
through
which
deactivation
of
listings
that
are
either
ineligible
or
deemed
improper
by
the
city
to
be
removed
from
those
platforms,
as
well
as
future
ongoing
communication
between
the
city
and
the
platform.
T
For
you
know
the
foreseeable
future.
We
began
receiving
data
on
activity
from
the
platform
first
week
of
October
around
the
same
time
is
when
the
city
filed
an
amendment
to
the
zoning
code
or
a
petition
to
amend
the
zoning
code
relative
to
executive
suites
and
their
applicability
in
allowed
uses
across
the
city.
T
The
proposed
amendment
would
render
any
area
of
the
city
where
executive
suites
are
currently
in
allowed
use
to
be
either
a
conditional
or
forbidden
use,
ensuring
that
those
applications
go
through
a
community
process,
and
we
continue
our
ongoing
negotiations
with
representatives
from
other
short-term
rental
platforms
representing
about
fifteen
to
sixteen
other
platforms,
and
those
are
ongoing.
As
of
today.
U
Thank
you
I'd
like
to
give
a
brief
overview
of
the
efforts
of
the
Department
of
innovation
and
technology
to
implement
the
short-term
rental
ordinance
and
support
inspectional
services
in
their
enforcement,
so
mirroring
the
the
timeline
that
Chris
just
mentioned.
When
the
ordinance
was
passed
last
summer,
the
senior
leadership
and
do
it
began
to
immediately
discuss
what
the
implications
would
be
for
our
teams
and
we
identified
a
few
key
deliverables
that
we
would
need
to
produce
over
the
coming
year
in
order
to
support
implementation.
U
U
That
would
automate
the
collection
and
aggregation
of
that
information
so
that
there
were
no
manual
processes
involved
and
the
digital
team
began
development
of
a
short-term
rentals
page
on
Boston
gov.
They
also
created
short-term
rentals
at
Boston
gov,
which
was
an
email
that
email
address
that
went
to
a
host
of
people,
that
constituents
can
use
to
either
ask
questions
about
the
short-term
rental
ordinance
or
file
complaints
with
inspectional
services.
U
Additionally,
in
the
fall,
the
analytics
team
began
a
procurement
process
to
find
an
enforcement
partner
to
help
us
get
a
better
grasp
of
platform
listing
information,
the
registration
tool,
eligibility
data
set
and
website
all
went
live
on
January
1st,
so
constituents
were
able
to
initiate
applications
for
their
eligible
listings.
They
were
also
able
to
view
a
data
set
of
all
all
property
units,
residential
units
in
the
city
and
their
eligibility
for
the
three
different
types
of
short-term
rental
licenses
through
the
city's
open
data
portal,
analyzed
Boston
at
data
Boston
gov.
U
That
was
also
where
they
could
see
over
time,
which
properties
had
been
issued.
Short-Term
rental
licenses
and
constituents
were
able
to
learn
about
the
ordinance
and
see
all
of
the
the
links
and
relevant
information
through
the
Boston
gov
website.
In
late
spring,
early
summer,
we
began
working
with
our
enforcement
partner,
sharing
the
data
that
we
had
developed
with
our
assessing
information
and
code
enforcement
violations
and
our
address
management
system
so
that
they
could
cross-reference
the
listing
data
that
they
were
finding
for
four
units.
In
Boston.
U
With
that
eligibility
data
and
in
June
we
began
receiving
information
back
from
the
enforcement
partner
about
the
number
of
listings
in
the
city
and
those
that
they
could
confirm
or
not
confirm,
were
in
compliance
with
our
ordinance
and
then,
as
Chris
mentioned
last
month.
In
the
first
week
of
October,
we
received
the
first
set
of
listing
data
from
from
our
platform
partner
and
have
continued
to
receive
that
on
a
monthly
basis
and
doing
going
forward.
Thank
you.
V
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
woman
comes
to
Flynn,
Baker
and
sabotage.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today
to
not
only
provide
an
update,
but
also
just
to
remind
the
public
of
the
short-term
rental
ordinance
and
the
requirements
that
the
register
eligible
properties
if
they
would
like
to
participate
in
that
market.
V
I'm
happy
to
report
that
we're
in
full
enforcement
movement
we're
staffed.
We
have
a
great
team.
You
see.
This
is
a
small
version
of
our
interagency
I'm
team
here
and
at
ISD
our
housing
division
on
led
by
Assistant,
Commissioner,
Korea
they're
doing
a
great
job
with
implementing
dis
ordinance.
That's
fine
I
do
want
to
just
note
and
based
on
the
testimony
today.
I
think
reminds
us
all
that
we
have
folks
who
have
been
deeply
rooted
in
this
market,
so
it
consistent
enforcement
is
going
to
be
required
in
order
to
get
full
compliance.
V
But
that's
far
since
post
the
September
first
grandfather,
the
sunset
period,
we
have
launched
our
enforcement
efforts.
Prior
to
that
we
issued
the
warning,
notices
and
and
things
of
that
nature.
But
since
then
we
have
issued
over
378
fines,
which
amounts
to
about
seventy.
Five
thousand
dollars
that
encompasses
about
a
hundred
and
ninety
properties.
V
1463,
we
have
issued
537
registrations,
we've
also
we've
approved
612,
so
there
so
folks
who
have
been
approved,
but
they
haven't
made
final
payment
yet,
and
that
explains
that
difference
between
the
number
of
issued
and
approved.
We've
had
some
folks
who
have
responded
by
discontinuing
their
offering
on
short
term
rental
platforms.
We've
had
about
a
dozen
operators
who
have
requested
hearings.
V
We,
our
attorneys,
are
currently
in
conversation
with
some,
what
we
consider
pretty
large
operators.
There
are
two
particular
entities
that
seem
to
be
operating
in
multiple
business,
multiple
buildings
across
the
city,
and
they
have
quite
a
number
of
units,
so
we
are
setting
alternatives,
are
talking
to
them.
Currently
give
you
further
breakdown
of
folks
who
have
been
approved.
S
T
Limited
share
unit
is
a
permit
issue
for
a
short
term
rental
operator
to
operate
a
short
term
rental
as
a
part
of
their
whole
unit,
while
they
are
present
during
this
day.
The
home
share
unit
is
an
entire
unit
and
owner
occupied
residential
unit,
where
the
operator
is
not
required
to
be
present
during
stay
and
an
owner
adjacent
unit
is
a
second
unit
separate
from
the
owners
primary
residence
within
a
two
or
three
family
building
in
which
they
own
all
of
the
units.
It
is
a
second
whole
unit,
short-term
rental.
Thank.
V
I'm
just
trying
to
provide
some
initial
data,
but
I'm
sure
that
they're
gonna
be
questions
and
we're
happy
to
answer
them
this.
With
respect
to
complaints,
we
are
currently
taking
complaints.
We've
been
taking
complaints
for
some
time
now,
so
I
would
encourage
members
of
the
public
to
call
3-1-1
or
you
send
us
an
email
or
they
want
to
provide
us
a
complaint
through
City
Councilor
we're
getting
them
from
all
avenues
and
we're
responding
to
them.
We
are
working
to
upgrade
the
301
app,
so
it
will
also
be
available.
V
V
Well,
the
way
that
we're
doing
enforcement
is
not
only
relying
on
complaint,
we're
also
proactive
in
our
enforcement
efforts
with
our
through
our
partner,
do
it
and
with
the
data
that
that
they
are
able
to
provide
to
us
we're
also
able
to
proactively
enforce
an
issue
fine.
So
that
explains
why
we've
actually
issued
more
fines
and
complaints
that
we've
received
so
I'll
leave
it
there
and
take
any
questions
that
you
have.
Thank.
A
You
just
wanted
to
with
Stephanie
so
I,
don't
know
if
it's
possible
right
now.
Is
there
a
way
to
get
the
website
so
that
we
could
see
the
website
on
one
of
these
can't?
Maybe
you
can
work
with
Carrie
to
show
us,
because
I
think
it
would
be
very
helpful
for
a
lot
of
folks
have
been
talking
about
the
practical
use
of
the
website.
Where
do
I
register?
A
In
the
meantime,
I
did
have
some
follow-up
questions,
not
tech
related
specifically
around
the
enforcement
of
the
executive
suites.
So
my
understanding
is,
you
are
going
to
the
the
administration
has
proposed
a
zoning
amendment
that
basically
removes
them
from
being
as
of
right
and
then
would
require
them
if
you're
going
to
get
an
executive
suite.
So
it's
not
a
ban
on
them,
but
it
would
require
them
to
go
through
the
same
community
process
of
seeking
a
variance,
correct.
T
So,
prior
to
filing
the
amendment,
there
are
certain
parts
of
the
city,
primarily
the
downtown
areas
where
there
are
zoning
sub
districts,
where
an
executive
suite
is
an
allowed
use.
The
majority
of
the
zoning
code
in
the
neighbourhood
districts,
it's
either
a
conditional
or
forbidden
use.
So
what
we've
petitioned
the
Zoning
Commission
for
is
to
make
that
use
anywhere
where
it
is
allowed
to
be
either
conditional
or
forbidden
to
make
it
more
consistent
with
the
rest
of
the
zoning
code
and
adding
as
a
definition
into
the
base
code.
A
A
Regards
to
the
fines
that
have
been
issued
so
far,
how
one
of
my
issues
is
that
there
are
people
who
can
just
pay
the
fines,
and
so
they
make
it
up
by
having
or
continuing
to
have
the
illegal
unit,
and
that's
one
of
the
issues
we
have
with
loft
l.
As
you
know,
in
in
East
Boston
we've
issued
fines
there
on
the
problem
property
list,
it's
a
different
violation,
but
they
just
pay
it
and
so
I
get
beyond
the
fines
and
removing
their
unit
from
air
B&B.
A
V
So
we
can
addition
they'll,
be
we'll
issue
additional
fines
up
to
a
point
at
at
one
point-
and
you
know
that's
still
a
work
in
progress,
but
if
we
feel
someone
is,
is
it's
basically
just
paying
their
way
out
of
this?
Then
it
will
be
referred
for
further
legal
action.
I
can't
say
specifically
what
that
would
look
like
I
would
refer
to
it
a
lot
apartment,
but
there
are
other
actions
that
we
can
take
against
folks,
who
are
just
paying
fines
and
continuing
to
not
comply
with
the
ordinance.
So.
T
So
right
now
we
we
have
our
first
data
report,
which
includes
units
that
are
not
necessarily
eligible
or
properly
registered,
with
the
city.
I
think
following
the
December
1st
deactivation
day
and
the
first
activity
report
will
get
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
we'd
be
better
able
to
figure
out
the
accuracy
of
those
listings,
because
right
now,
it's
just
any
listing
that
exists
on
the
platform
is
what
we're
getting
right.
A
T
Drop
I
think
has
to
do
with
both
the
deactivation
clause
in
our
agreement
with
air
and
baby
here
baby,
as
well
as
the
activation
clause
that
the
state
has
imposed,
which
will
be
a
statewide
deactivation
for
anyone
now
properly
registered
with
the
stage.
So
we
I
think
that
would
be
a
significant
number
and.
A
So
and
then
between
December
1st
and
let's
say
our
next
check-in,
you
expect
to
be
able
to
either
get
the
fines
and
get
to
find
those
units
or
get
them
all
registered
relatively
quickly.
Yeah.
Do
you
see
the
do
you
see
in
the
next
two
weeks
how
many
more,
when
we
have
600
registered
units
537?
Yes,.
J
A
T
Hard
to
say,
I
think
there's
been
efforts
by
the
platform's
to
remind
folks
that
they
are
required
to
register
under
our
ordinance
in
providing
direct
direct
notifications
to
hosts
on
their
platforms
that
we
have
a
registration
requirement
and
December
1st
is
a
milestone
date,
which
they
will
be
deactivated.
I
think
those
have
been
helpful,
but
it's
it's
hard
to
say
how
many
of
those
units
will
submit
an
application
to
ISD
to
get
a
registration
number
or
just
go
by
the
wayside
after
they
are
deactivated
and.
V
I,
wouldn't
I
would
hesitate
to
give
a
timeline,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
I've
been
in
the
enforcement
business
for
a
very
long
time.
It's
not
that
often
that
we
have
the
type
of
evidence
that
that
we're
gathering
for
the
for
this
type
of
activity.
We
have
very
solid
evidence
that
makes
me
very
confident
that
over
time
folks
are
going
to
pay
attention
to
us
who
are
ignoring
us.
Currently,
okay,.
A
E
I
was
I
want
to
see
if
you
can
give
us
a
little
background
background
information
on
the
proof
of
criteria
that
is
needed
two
out
of
five,
so
let's
say
you're
an
investor
who
owns
a
building
but
does
not
live
the
Oh.
Wouldn't
you
still
have
access
to
the
deed
and
pay
the
utility
bill
as
I'm
trying
to
determine.
You
need
two
forms
of
proof
that
your
that's
your
primary
residence
is.
That
enough
is
that
a
high
bar
for
establishing
a
primary
residence.
V
V
These
are
dependable
criteria
that
we
use.
However,
it
doesn't
prevent
someone
from
not
being
honest
with
us
or
finding
some
way
to
game
the
system.
You
mentioned
an
address
earlier
that
you
that
you
did
bring
to
my
attention
and
that
purse
that
address
was
registered
and
because
they
met
the
requirements
upon
registration
to
satisfy
us.
After
receiving
your
complaint,
we
had
an
inspector
loud
and
actually
gather
information
from
the
field
which
contradicted
what
the
owner
provided
to
us.
V
Then
we
had
a
back
and
forth
conversation
with
the
owner
where
they
continued
to
insist
that
they
did
live
there.
So
we
said
to
another
inspector
out
who
confirmed
what
the
first
suspect
found
and
that
particular
address
has
been
deactivated
and
as
one
of
the
addresses
that
has
been
find.
So
if
folks
I
think
the
criteria
is
good,
but
it's
not
100%
foolproof,
but
it
you
know,
there's
other
ways
that
we
could
use
to
to
further.
You
know
identify
whether
or
not
someone
has
given
us
the
correct
information.
V
Well,
I
can
say
that
a
residential
exemption
data
is
one
of
the
the
filters
that
we
look
at
in
terms
of.
If
you
want
Stephanie
demonstrates
what
the
availability
of
um
how
you
can
do
check
your
self
check
on
a
website.
It
is
pulling
data
from
assessing.
However,
we
have
found
that
there
are
folks
in
in
Boston
who
are
owner
occupants
who
don't,
for
some
reason,
don't
claim
the
residential
exemption.
E
A
Would
say
one
population
would
be
seniors
who
may
not
put
their
house
and
I
or
have
put
their
house
in
a
trust
or
an
LLC
and
as
a
result,
unless
they
made
themselves
the
beneficiary
of
that
legal
entity.
They
would
they
would
remove
themselves
in
the
residential
exemption.
So
there
have
been
just
certain
estate
planning
issues
that
have
some
people
have
taken
advantage
of
or
felt
the
need
that
they
needed
to
my.
E
V
We're
sufficiently
staffed
what
we
are
doing
is
we
realized
that
to
do
really
good
enforcement
with
short-term
rentals
that
we
not
only
need
inspectors.
We
also
need
data.
Analysis
is
also
a
huge
part
of
this,
which
is
something
new
for
us,
so
we're
actually
going
to
be
adding
to
data
analyst
positions
that
for
the
department
that
would
also
help
with
short-term
rentals.
A
U
So
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
long
URL,
but
it's
Boston
gov
forward.
Slash
Department's
forward,
slash
inspectional
services,
forged
slash
short
term
rentals,
the
quick
way
that
I
found
it
was
to
go
to
Boston,
gov
and
type
short-term
rentals
into
the
search
bar.
It's
the
first
item
that
that
comes
up,
so
that
might
be
an
easier
route,
but
this
was
a
page
that
the
digital
team
put
together
in
conjunction
with
inspectional
services
and
others
to
provide
a
one-stop
shop
for
all
of
the
key
links
and
pieces
of
information
that
either
a
a
host.
U
Who
already
has
a
short-term
rental
listing
or
a
constituent
who
is
interested
in
establishing
a
short-term
rental
listing
or
just
someone
who's
generally
curious
about
this
legislation
and
and
what
it
means
for
their
neighborhood
can
go
and
get
all
that
information
in
one
place.
And
so
you
see
there's
a
few
headers
here.
So
there's
a
section
of
Quick
Links
that
you
can
go
to
some
tips
for
applicants
before
they
start
applying
for
a
license,
a
description
of
the
different
unit
types
and
license
types
that
you
can
apply
for
a
a
sort
of
plain
language.
U
Description
of
the
eligibility
criteria
of
the
ordinance
for
those
that
might
get
tripped
up
reading
the
the
ordinance
itself
and
then
some
information
on
host
responsibilities,
I
pulled
up
two
of
the
links.
The
first
one
is
the
rental
right,
a
short-term
rental
register
portal.
So
this
is
where
an
applicant
would
go.
U
That's
on
our
open
data
portal
analyzed
Boston,
and
this
is
where
anyone
can
go,
and
it's
also
the
way
that
inspectional
Services
does
a
first
pass
at
eligibility
for
for
new
applicants
for
short-term
rental
licenses.
So
you
can
see
the
address
of
of
each
residential
unit
whether
or
not
they've
been
issued
a
registration
and
then
I
know
it's
tough
to
see
on
these
small
screens
here.
But
there
are
columns
that
indicate
whether
a
property
is
eligible
for
either
the
home
share,
limited
share
or
owner
adjacent
license
type.
And
then,
if
I
can
scroll
over
here.
U
And
then
there
are
just
some
additional
fields
that
will
tell
you
more
information
based
on
the
eligibility,
so,
for
example,
how
many
violations
has
this
property
had
in
the
last
six
months
if
there
are
three
or
more
than
the
eligibility
of
that
property
will
default
to
ineligible
same
if
there
are
any
open
violations.
If
it's
a
problem
property
or
we
also
are
pulling
in
some
some
information
about
restricted,
restricted
units
that
are
just
completely
ineligible
under
the
criteria
of
the
the
ordinance,
regardless
of
property
size
or
code
by
court
enforcement
violations.
Things
like
that.
So.
U
A
So
one
of
the
questions
is
so
you're
getting
all
this.
Data
from
Airbnb
is
one
of
the
platforms,
and
then
you
have
the
folks
who've
registered
already
with
the
city
of
Boston,
so
this
what's
happening,
I
guess,
on
your
end,
you're
getting
all
this
data.
How
does
the
filter
work?
How
are
you
keeping?
How
are
you
funding
yeah.
U
U
So
this
is
a
combination
of
assessing
property
and
ownership
records
code
enforcement
violations,
as
well
as
our
master
streets
and
address
management
system
that
helps
us
tie
all
of
that
information
together,
but
then
we're
also
we're
sharing
independently
platform
listing
data
that
we're
getting
from
our
enforcement
partner
and
have
just
started
to
receive
platform
data
and
are
sort
of
working
through
the
logistics
of
how
we're
going
to
match
all
of
those
up
to
be
able
to
support.
Inspectional
services
is.
A
T
Now
we
are
receiving
Airbnb
use
data,
but
we're
negotiating
with
about
15
to
16
other
platforms
at
this
time
for
similar
data
sharing
mechanism,
the
data
that
comes
in
includes
a
short-term
rental
license
number
that
the
user
has
put
up
on
the
listing
the
zip
code
of
the
listing
the
unit
type
and
listing
IDs
and
host
ideas
that
are
unique
to
those
particular
things.
So
that
information
is
then
brought
into
the
city,
and
then
we
match
it
up
with
our
internal
data
set
to
conduct
enforcement
and
investigation.
Q
Q
V
V
Q
And
how
far
are
we,
along
on
the
the
rental
rental
inspections
like
have?
We
met?
I
met
our
Mach
4,
and
this
is
separate
from
Airbnb,
but
I
know
the
housing
inspectors
are
going
to
have
to
be
there
looking
at
non
rental
inspections.
Also
they
had
100%
there
or
do
they
just
do
us
a
section
of
we're
brewing
with
compliance.
Maybe
can.
Q
Last
thing
rental:
so
we
passed
rental
inspections
for
unit,
so
every
every
unit
needed
to
be
registered.
Where
are
we
with
compliance
for
that
and
and
and
like
how
many
inspections
are
conducted
a
day
on
those
rental
inspections?
How
many
housing
inspectors
do
we
have
to
cover
that
and
are
they
going
to
be
the
same
inspectors
doing
this
Airbnb
also.
V
It
will
first
let
me
start
off
by
saying
that
I'm
often
with
short-term
rental
enforcement,
you
may
not
actually
need
an
inspection
right.
It's
more
of
an
investigation.
It's
more
researching,
there's
more
issue
in
fine.
So
it's
a
lot
of
it
is
administrative,
but
there
are
times
when
we
may
need
to
send
someone
out
anyway.
Q
Q
V
Q
V
T
Would
say
an
executive
suite
is
inherently
not
a
residential
use,
type
yeah,
the
zoning
code.
So
it's
in
theory,
it's
a
commercial
use,
you're
not
prohibited
from
using
it
as
a
residential
unit,
because
the
as
far
as
I'm
aware
the
building
code
in
this
fire
safety
code
they're
all
it's
the
same
for
a
residential
unit,
so
the
only
difference
is
what
they
certificate
of
occupancy
is.
Has
two
uses?
Okay,.
Q
V
So
they're,
specifically
in
the
ordinance
that
it
does
provide
an
exemption
for
hospital
stays
and
I've,
read
it
because
that
question
did
come
up
earlier,
that
the
use
of
a
dwelling
unit
up
portion
thereof
is
eligible
for
this
category.
If
there's
a
contract
that
exists
between
the
owner
of
the
dueling
unit
and
the
healthcare
facility
or
government
entity
or
nonprofit
organization
registered
as
the
charitable
organization
with
the
secretary
of
the
Commonwealth.
So
you.
Q
Need
you
need
to
have
a
contract
with
somebody?
Yes,
okay
and
what's
the
difference
between
HomeShare
and
in
or
Jason
I
know
we
went
through
at
home
share?
Is
that
just
like?
If
you
leave
your
house
and
you
have
someone
else,
come
in
and
stay
in
and
leave
firaga,
so
you
go
wherever
you
can
rent
that
house.
So
that's
home
on.
V
Q
T
Hard
to
say,
because
the
data
that
we
have
is
now
primary
source
data,
so
we're
getting
it
directly
from
a
platform
in
the
past
we
didn't
have
access
to
the
platform's
data.
So
it's
hard
to
make
estimates
on
the
number
total
number
of
units
out
there
without
getting
it
directly
from
the
source.
Mm-Hmm.
A
A
How
do
you
expect,
or
when
do
you
expect
us
to
have
all
the
the
units
registered
and
do
you
think
that
will
happen
in
the
first
month
in
the
first
three
months
six
months,
and
how
do
we
measure
I,
guess
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
measuring
this
to
see
if
the
registration
process
is
actually
a
success
is
actually
working.
I
think
Ford
Cavalleria
had
mentioned
that
you
know
if
we
don't
see
a
drop-off.
If
we
don't
see
certain
things,
we
something's
wrong
and
I'm
gonna.
T
Say
there's
two
parts
to
that?
One
being
you
know,
we
have
historic
activity
data
that
we're
getting
now
that
we
can
use
poast,
December
first
deactivation
to
actually
measure
what
the
total
universe
looks
like
and
what
the
L
we
know
what
the
eligible
universe
looks
like,
and
we
know
what
the
ineligible
universe
will
look
like
once.
T
They're,
deactivated
and
that'll
give
us
a
better
sense
of
how
many
people
are
coming
offline,
who
may
still
be
eligible
to
be
short-term
rental
hosts
that
haven't
yet
registered
and
applied
with
the
city,
but
we'll
have
a
better
sense
of
that.
Once
we
see
that
the
period
of
activity
between
the
fall
and
post
December,
we
also
have
in
our
agreement
with
Airbnb,
as
well
as
our
proposed
agreements
with
other
platforms,
an
audit
provision.
T
V
I
would
and
to
say
that
I
think
it's
just
relying
on
the
number
is
a
little
bit.
You
know
challenging
for
me
because
we
may
see
in
knowledgeable
operators
remove
themselves
from
the
marketplace
and
be
replaced
by
folks
who
are
actually
eligible
to
do
this
and
who
are
registered
with
us.
So
I
think
success
for
me
would
be
not
getting
having
getting
reports
from
our
compliance
partners
that
show
that
we
are.
V
We
don't
have
a
significant
number
of
inaudible
people
operating
in
the
market
and
also,
you
know
less
complaints
from
the
community
that
are
verified
as
actually
being
operating
illegally.
So
that
would
be
my
gauge
for
success
and
if
six,
if
those
numbers
are
what
I
think
they
should
be,
then
I
want
to
make
sure
our
enforcement
number
is
high
and
our,
and
that
we're
constantly
refining
our
informants
enforcement
strategy
to
make
sure
it's
effective.
V
A
Regards
to
some
of
our
technical,
I
think
capacity
right
now,
have
you
or
does
the
city
consider
I'm
a
registered,
for
example,
I'm,
a
registered
landlord
and
every
time
I
have
to
register
I,
get
an
email
notification.
So
have
you
thought
about
using
that
system
to
reach
out
to
the
registered
landlords
or
building
folks
who
are
owner-occupied
to
tell
them
by
December
1st?
This
is
the
cutoff.
If
you,
if
you
aren't
owner
occupied,
you
can't
have
an
Airbnb
or
a
short-term
rental.
If
you
are
owner
occupied,
you
need
to
register.
A
Have
you
have
you
thought
about
using
that
you
already
have
our
email
addresses
to
the
thousands
tens
of
thousands
I
would
have
you
thought
about
using
that,
as
opposed
to
push
cuz
I.
Think
there's
nothing
worse
than
getting
a
fine
when
all
you
had
to
do
was
register
or
not.
Do
something
I
think
that
I
expect
around
December
1st
we'll
be
getting
a
lot
of
phone
calls
and
I'd
love
to
get
ahead
as
much
as
possible?
Also
for
folks,
you
can
register
and
not
necessarily
put
up
an
Airbnb
or
a
short-term
rental.
A
U
Yes,
so
the
digital
team,
in
do
it,
worked
late
last
year,
early
this
year
into
the
spring,
on
some
designing
some
marketing
materials
that
went
out
in
quarterly
tax
and
water
bills,
which
we
thought
was
one
of
the
best
ways
to
not
just
reach
landlords,
but
all
property
owners
since
you're
eligible
to
to
short-term
rental,
the
residents
that
you
live
in
and
they
worked
on
some
digital
signage
that
went
up
on
Billboard's
throughout
the
the
city
as
well.
So
those
were
some
of
the
efforts
that
that
do
it,
assisted
with
because.
A
I
think
that's
I,
don't
doubt
that
you
put
the
efforts
in
but
to
see
only
you
know.
612
units
come
on
to
registration
and
in
two
weeks
we're
gonna
start
enforcing
in
a
way
that's
pretty
I,
it's
consistent
and
and
and
too
for
some.
It's
gonna
be
heavy-handed.
Where
how
are
we
not
there's
a
disconnect?
There's
like
thousands
of
people
who
are
not
registered,
who
are
going
to
get
fan
it
finds
on
December,
1st
or
could
be
as
of
December
1st,
and
so
how
do
we
close
this
gap
as
soon
as
possible?
A
A
Have
you
tried
ethnic
media
mundo,
Planet
other
other
local
newspapers
as
well
I'm
from
eSports
in
the
East
II
times,
I
mean
I
I
just
feel
that
there
should
be
a
full
fronted
like
effort
to
try
and
get
ahead
of
a
lot
of
people
getting
finds
or
getting
this
enforcement
and
I'm
not
saying
you're,
not
working
hard
I'm,
just
adding
to
your
list
to
do
list
to
see
if
these
aren't
also
things
as
well.
Absolutely.
T
Exploring
all
of
those
avenues
that
you've
mentioned
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
has
been
helpful
in
accessing
directly
accessing
hosts
is
when
the
platforms
have
reached
out
to
their
hosts
that
have
already
been
using
the
sites
they
know
who
they
are.
You
know
we
don't
know
who
the
potential
hosts
are
necessarily
the
platforms
have
and
we've
seen,
spikes
in
applications
after
every
direct
mailing
or
in-app
notification
that
Airbnb
is
put
up,
is
DS
getting
jumps
and
registrations,
so
you
know
that
that's
an
effective
tool
but
absolutely
open
to
doing
as
much
as
possible.
J
A
V
A
T
L
Q
You,
madam
chair,
so
the
three
licenses
are
for
the
home
share
the
owner
adjacent
in
the
the
the
third
one
the
limited
chair,
limited
share.
So
those
are
three
licenses
we're
talking
about.
Okay,
so
within
within
one
house,
an
apartment
may
have
four
bedrooms
saved,
that's
four
listings
is
it,
but
it's
it
could
be
one
apartment.
That's
okay,.
Q
T
Q
T
A
W
You
so
much
first
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
This
is
obviously
a
very
important
piece
of
the
puzzle
when
we're
talking
about
our
housing
crisis
and
making
sure
that
we
have
units
available
for
residents
who
want
to
live
in
our
city,
I'm
interested
in
and
hearing
you
know,
plans
for
implementation.
One
of
the
things
that
I
hear
in
my
district
is
that
folks
are
finding
ways
around
the
short-term
rental,
and
so
now
some
folks
are
going
to
apply
for
bed-and-breakfast
licenses.
W
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
implement
this
with
fidelity
to
make
sure
that
we
are
getting
at
our
desired
outcomes
and
that
the
second
thing
is
that
we're
also
anticipating
some
unintended
consequences
in
what
may
be
happening
as
a
result
of
this
ordinance
and
how
we
want
to
rein
that
back
in
if
we're
not
getting
to
the
desired
outcomes.
I
also
want
to
say
on
record.
W
A
Do
you
want
to
do
a
quick
summary
of
the
implementation
components?
I
know,
we've
talked
about
it
extensively,
but
I
wanted
to
bring
councillor
Janey
up
to
some
of
the
numbers
that
you
just
talked
about
1,500
registered,
but
your
introduction
I
think
Commissioner
Irish
might
be
helpful
for
her
councillor
Janey.
So.
V
V
There
is
a
zoning
code,
change
amendment,
that's
being
heard
by
the
Zoning
Commission
in
January,
with
respect
to
executive
suites,
specifically
to
show
that
in
parts
of
the
city
that
where
it's
currently
in
allowed
use
that
it
would
be
changed
to
either
conditional
or
forbidden
use,
therefore
requiring
a
community
process.
So
any
applications
that
are
currently
pending
before
is
d
then
haven't
been
decided
on,
would
have
to
go
through
that
we
would
have
to
be
on
hold
until
the
zoning
code.
V
We've
issued
378
fines
in
a
hundred
and
ninety
properties
and
that's
a
roughly
$75,000
worth
of
fines
in
response
to
the
fines
who
have
had
some
property
owners
have
stopped
offering
their
units
and
some
have
requested.
We
have
a
lot
of
dozen
hearings
that
have
been
requested
and
my
legal
team
is
in
communication
with
two
large
operators:
I'm
global
luxury
suites
and
Churchill
Living,
who
are
operating
in
quite
a
few
I
think
about
22
different
buildings
across
the
city.
V
V
And
we
also
wanted
to
remind
folks
that
we
are
accepting
complaints,
so
please
feel
fully
feel
free
to
use
3-1-1
or
other
means
to
to.
Let
us
know
if
you
think
that
there's
an
illegally
operating
short-term
rental,
that
you're
aware
of
we
have
great
tools
to
investigate
that
and
in
issue
fines
if
necessary,
and
we
are
currently
working
with
Department
of
innovation
technology
to
update
our
301
app
so
that
it
will
also
be
an
explicit
complaint
type
on
that
app
going
forward.
W
V
W
V
Q
T
T
U
Q
V
W
So,
if
folks
want
to
do
a
short-term
rental,
if
I'm
a
landlord
and
I
want
to
do
an
empty
unit
and
adjacent
unit
or
in
my
house,
I
have
to
be
listed
registered
with
the
city
and
then
listed,
let's
say
on
a
platform
like
Airbnb.
What
about
platforms
like
Craigslist?
What
are
people
just
so?
How
are
you
and
maybe
you've
covered
this
already
but
I
know
a
lot
of
people
seek
housing
through
Craigslist.
W
W
Obviously,
Airbnb
is
not
the
only
platform
and
if
we're
talking
about
implementing
with
fidelity,
if
we're
talking
about
enforcement
and
really
the
need
to
do
a
lot
of
enforcement
at
the
front
end
to
change
the
culture
and
behavior
of
people
who
didn't
have
these
rules
before
if
we
know
that
craigslist
is
a
platform
where
people
who
have
apartments
and
people
who
need
apartments
meet,
are
you
guys
looking
at
that
platform?
Are
you
scrutinizing
that
platform
to
see
if
folks
are
offering
these
types
of
units
on
that
platform
without
being
registered
in
the
city?
Yes,.
U
U
W
I
just
think
that's
an
important
piece
if
we're
really
trying
to
step
up
enforcement
and
change
the
culture
of
people
who
have
been
kind
of
doing
this
for
years
as
a
way
to
earn
an
you
know,
extra
income
and
certainly
can
appreciate
that
people
are
in
a
position
where
they
have
to
earn
extra
income
because
Boston's
such
an
expensive
City.
At
the
same
time,
we've
got
to
balance
that
with
the
need
to
have
housing
for
residents
who
want
to
live
in
our
city,
so
I
think
that's
it
for
me,
I
will
have
to
excuse
myself.
A
X
Hello,
hi
I
am
Terrance,
Heinen
and
I
live
in
Roxbury
and
just
I
want
to
keep
it
brief,
because
everybody's
probably
done
for
the
day,
but
I
moved
to
Boston
over
30
years
ago
and
moved
here
with
nothing
and
over
the
years.
I
was
encouraged
to
get
involved
in
real
estate
and
I
purchased.
A
few
buildings
in
Roxbury
I
had
I
did
have
a
building
in
East,
Boston
and
I
was
operating.
I
was
also
a
construction
worker
and
in
2007
2008
before
Airbnb
was
a
thought.
X
I
was
on
VRBO
vacation
rentals
by
owner
I
rented
out
a
room
in
my
house
to
survive,
and
I
now
have
I
did
have
before
your
legislation.
With
some
of
my
neighbors,
we
had
10
units
in
Boston.
Those
are
all
going
to
disappear,
except
the
building
I'm
in
one
of
the
things
that
happened.
I
think
that
the
landlords
have
not
been
heard,
and
one
of
the
unintended
unintended
consequences
for
me
personally
and
I
spoke
to
councilor
woo
and
my
counselor
and
told
my
situation.
X
X
They
I
kept
the
rents,
low
850
dollars
for
a
three-bedroom
apartment,
650
dollars
for
a
two-bedroom
apartment,
I
supported
these
people
for
two
years
and
then
the
counselors
come
in
and
put
an
axe
to
this
program
that
was
supporting
these
people.
I
had
to
evict
four
families
from
this
building,
and
this
we
were
just
not
heard.
Everybody
else
gets
heard
us
landlords
most
of
these
people
that
you're
going
after
we
have
500
units
left
in
this
program.
X
Sorry
I'm,
not
a
public
speaker
and
I
have
no
college
education
so,
but
there
there
are
many
other
owners
and
landlords
that
were
in
same
situations
like
this
either
struggling
with
a
family.
They
can
no
longer
do
their
units,
they
can
no
longer
do
a
building
next
door
that
they
bought
20
years
ago.
X
I
understand
regulation
needs
to
happen,
and
some
of
these
big
corporations
from
New
York
like
Saunders
and
executive
suites,
yes,
I,
understand
that
we
should
go
after
these
people,
but
some
of
us
that
have
been
good
citizens
pay
taxes,
we're
just
being
left
out
of
the
conversation.
We've
totally
been
overlooked,
and
also
we
one
last
thing:
we're
a
Jason
to
Dudley
square
Dudley
square
is
a
neighborhood,
that's
in
transition,
and
it
continues
to
lose
business.
I
would
promote
the
Dudley
Square
area,
send
guests.
X
As
to
my
fellow
hosts
around
the
Roxbury
neighborhood
to
the
Dudley
Square
area,
to
use
the
businesses
down
there
since
they
started
attacking
Airbnb.
What's
happened
is
there
are
very
few
hosts
left
in
the
neighborhood
and
Dudley
square
continues
to
lose
business.
So
some
of
these
unintended
consequences
just
have
not
been
heard
by
City
Council
members
at
all.
It's
just
a
deaf
ear.
X
We
what
they
were
going
to
regulate
and,
at
the
end
of
the
day
they
just
went
ahead
and
did
exactly
what
they
were
going
to
do
and
currently
I
have
a
building
in
councilor
Baker's
district
in
Dorchester,
the
I
have
an
apartment
for
rent.
That's
been
for
rent
for
two
months
now.
That's
kind
of
unheard
of
we're
building
all
of
these
executive
buildings
for
yuppies
to
move
into
the
city,
and
you
guys
are
coming
after
us,
the
small
landlords
and
going
and
trying
to
shut
down
our
small
businesses.
I
just
feel
it's
unconscionable.
A
Y
Yes,
my
name
is
Nathaniel
I
have
a
treehouse
opportunity,
we
do,
or
maybe
also
and
I
believe
do
or
maybe
is
a
good
concept.
It's
a
help
us
special
minority
to
have
more
money
in
our
pockets
to
help
a
family
and
also
to
help
our
kids.
Those
is
in
a
college
and
those
still
in
the
school
and
I
agree
with
this
gentleman.
That
is
so
many
cooperation.
That's
been
many
years
make
a
big
apartment.
They
rent
so
expensive.
Y
I,
never
see
the
anybody
to
complain
about
those
people
and
they
are
the
one
had
money
held
and
they
raise
the
apartment,
veil
expense
and
we
as
a
normal
people,
we
try
to
live.
We
can
fall
to
pay
the
apartment
because
they
are
doing
rent
the
apartment
so
expensive,
and
now
we
have
Emma
B.
That
is
the
kind
of
business
then
can
help.
Most
is
a
mineral
heater
to
do
that.
So
that
mean
they
don't
want
to
see
the
mineral
e2
to
secede
and,
like
I,
hear
people
concern
about.
Y
We
need
apartment
in
the
community,
but
how's
about
those
rich
people
that
make
apartment
entire
Boston.
They
sell
so
experience
and
that
we
can
even
Foley,
because
sometimes
we
are
compete
with
some
institution
that
pay
the
apartment
for
those
people
and
we
can
fall
I.
Think
that
is
not
fair
to
us
that
do
a
little
small
business
to
survive
to
help
us
pay
a
mortgage,
so
we
can
lose
a
house
that
is
not
fair.
A
Q
And
cheer,
thank
you
for
having
the
hearing
and,
as
people
know,
I'm
I'm
not
on
board
with
this
with
this
here,
although
I
do
believe,
we
need
to
have
some
restriction
in
this,
especially
the
downtown,
especially
with
the
larger
buildings.
But
what
Terence
Heinen
said
earlier
is
is
where
we
is
where
we
need.
This
he's
in
Dorchester
hasn't
had
rent
for
two
months
in
his
apartment,
he's
gonna
be
June
before
he's
able
to
rent
that
apartment.
Q
This
is
where
air
B&B
can
be
can
be,
can
be
useful,
I
think
we,
we
blew
the
opportunity
to
carve
out
a
business
model
here
that
could
help
people
like
the
people
that
are
all
sitting
behind
me
here,
not
on
board
with
it
and
also
Terence
mizzen.
There's
a
the
temperature
in
City
Hall.
These
days
is
going
to
get
worse
for
landlords
the
entire
landlord
so
get
ready
for
it.
Thank
You.
W
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair,
so
I
want
to
speak
to
I.
Think
in
my
closing
to
the
gentleman
who
both
spoke
Terrance
who
lives
in
my
district
I
appreciate
your
continued
advocacy
and
engagement
and
the
other
gentlemen
I'm
sorry,
I,
don't
know
your
name
and
I
want
to
speak
to
you,
because
your
comments
have
not
gone
unheard.
It
is
in
fact
why
certainly
I
and
I
know
others
on
the
council
have
fought
to
ensure
that
there
would
be
an
adjacent
unit
that
you
could
rent
out.
I
think
the
balancing
act
and
the
trade-off
is.
W
Certainly
people
in
my
district
who
need
to
raise
additional
income
because
we're
not
getting
it
in
salaries.
So
I
think
that
was
certainly
the
trade-off
and
there
were
those
of
us
on
the
council
who
fought
to
protect
adjacent
units
being
carved
out
in
this
and
that
it's
not
just
a
room
in
your
house
and
so
I
want
to
be
clear.
W
That
for
me
and
I,
know
other
colleagues
on
this
body,
balancing
the
need
around
housing
in
our
city
and
making
sure
that
we
have
good
housing
stock
available
for
people
who
want
to
live
in
our
city.
Balancing
that
with
the
fact
that,
obviously
there
are
people
in
our
city
who
need
to
earn
additional
income,
because
the
wages
unfortunately
are
not
getting
us
there.
And
that
was
certainly
very
important
to
me.
As
I
weighed
this
ordinance
that
was
before
us
last
year.
W
It's
something
that
I
continue
to
worry
about
and
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
implement
this,
that
we
are
doing
so
with
fidelity.
And
if
we
find
that
we
are
sweeping
up
too
many
of
the
good
players
like
Terence
trying
to
get
at
those
big
bad
players.
Then
I
think
we
have
the
opportunity
to
come
back
and
tweak.
W
We
have
a
similar
challenge
when
we
look
at
uber
and
lyft,
and
we
certainly
need
to
do
something
there,
because
traffic
in
our
city,
congestion
in
our
city,
is
unbearable,
but
at
the
same
time,
I'm
very
mindful
that
there
are
people
in
my
district
who
rely
on
that
income,
and
so
we've
have
to
have
a
balanced
approach
and
we've
got
to
make
sure
that
we
are
hearing
from
from
others.
I
appreciate
again,
your
continued
engagement
and
I
hope
that
you
stay
engaged
and
I
know.
W
A
You
very
briefly
again,
thank
you
to
all
the
folks
who
spoke
today.
I
do
know
it's
not
easy
to
come
period
to
City
Hall,
but
also
to
come
and
publicly
put
yourself
out
there
for
an
opinion
that
may
or
may
not
be
popular.
So
I
wanted
to
thank
everyone
who
spoke
today,
I
think
the
administration
for
coming
here
today
it
you
know
this
is
a
unique
conversation
where
we
understand
and
when
we
were
passed
this
law
there
was
a
lot.
It
was
a
heated
conversation.
A
A
I
do
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
pushing
as
much
as
possible
to
get
ahead
and
to
let,
as
many
people
know,
that
as
of
December
1st
I
mean
while
we
are
finding
now,
your
your
units
will
be
removed
and
to
use
every
possible
Avenue
to
get
to
people
to
make
sure
that
they're
fully
aware
of
this
deadline.
I
also
think
it's
important
to
address
the
the
argument
about
the
business
model
and
though
the
that
there
should
have
been
a
carve
out
I
want
to
be.
A
You
know,
I
think
we
should
go
back
to
what
Airbnb
or
the
short-term
rentals
was
supposed
to
be
for
a
lot
of
people
and
it
wasn't
necessarily
a
side
business.
It
was
side
income
and
it
was
meant
to
help
supplement
income
and
not
necessarily
create
a
whole
different
entity
where
you
had
employees,
cleaning
up
and
moving
around
in
different
entity
or
different
apartments
throughout
Boston
or
throughout
the
other
communities.
It
did
become
that
and,
as
a
result
for
many
people,
they
feel
very
hurt
financially
by
this
kind
of
regulation.
A
It
may
not
be
in
this
ordinance,
it
doesn't
mean
it
cannot
be,
though
so
I
think
that
that's
a
different
conversation.
You
probably
want
to
divorce
the
two
conversations:
what's
this
business
model,
what's
this
small
business,
what's
it
called?
What
does
it
look
like?
How
would
it
be
regulated
how
many
units
would
be
considered
small?
You
know,
we've
heard
people
talk
about.
Seventy
I've
heard
people
talk
about
twelve,
so
it's
an
amorphous
kind
of
thing,
I
think
it's
worth
the
conversation.
A
If
there
really
are
small
business
owners
who
want
to
have
this
business
entity
exist,
but
I
don't
think
that
it
necessarily
means
taking
away
from
this
regulation,
because
you
you,
you
are
not
who
we
are
trying
to
target
right.
You
understand
that,
but
because
of
the
abuse
of
other
large
entities
and
downright
attacks
on
my
colleagues
from
from
Airbnb,
there
was
a
response
that
was
necessary
from
the
city
of
Boston
I,
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you.
A
I
have
felt
that
I've
we've
grown
and
we
we
will
grow
and
do
better,
and
we
can
come
back
to
this
conversation.
This
is
not
over,
but
for
this
hearing
provided
no
one
else
wants
to
speak
anymore.
It
is
over
today
and
we
will
have
a
check
in
next
year.
Looking
at
this
and
finally
I
want
to
say
one
of
the
best
things
that
could
happen
for
those
folks
who
are
particularly
concerned
is
that
this
is
actually
implemented
and
it
runs
extremely
well.
If
we
show
that
we
can
regulate
that,
we
can
handle
this.