Jojo’s Blue Home is a five-bedroom craftsman that may be booked for $608 an evening. However like many others in Portland, this short-term trip rental is un-permitted.
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The housing and homelessness disaster in Portland was a key cause metropolis officers pledged in 2019 to crack down on unpermitted short-term leases on Airbnb. 4 years later, an investigation into town’s regulatory efforts finds a close to full breakdown. Those that ought to be implementing laws say they’re understaffed, can’t get entry to the information they want and don’t have entry to the expertise to get the job executed. In the meantime, security inspections of properties are not often executed. The Oregonian’s Ted Sickinger shares with us his reporting and what town is prone to do subsequent.
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