Proposed tax and REGULATORY CRACKDOWN outrages AIRBNB HOSTS
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By Yixuan Chai The City of Chicago wants to crack down on Airbnb and other home-sharing services, not the warm welcome many hosts expected. “The proposed ordinance will make it easier for hosts who periodically rent out their living space … and in the process generate more than $1 million annually to support affordable housing […]