“Sekuyisikhathi, DC”, umfelandawonye wamaqembu omphakathi wendawo, izinhlangano zomphakathi, abaholi bezabasebenzi kanye nezakhamuzi, bahlangane ndawonye ukwethula umkhankaso wesikhangiso ukuzwakalisa ukukhathazeka kwezinkulungwane zezakhamizi zasedolobheni kanye nezindawo ezithinteke kabi ngenxa yesikhashana- ukuqashwa kwesikhathi eside futhi ukhuthaze uMkhandlu Wedolobha lase-DC ukuthi uphasise umthetho wokuqasha wesikhashana ukuze kuvikelwe izindawo ezingomakhelwane nezindlu ezithengekayo.
Isikhangiso sokuqala somkhankaso sizofaka u-Yukia Hugee, umama ongayedwana ohlala e-DC ozibonele mathupha ukuthi ukuqashwa kwesikhashana okungalawuleki kuye kwaqeda kanjani izindlu kubahlali basedolobheni.
“Njengomama ongayedwana, ukuthola ikhaya elithengekayo lomndeni wami e-DC kuyinselele futhi manje abatshalizimali bezentengiselwano bathenga izindlu abazoziqasha ku-Airbnb behlisa izindlu futhi bakhuphule indawo yokuhlala edolobheni lonke,” kusho u-Hugee. “Omakhelwane bashintshwa kufakwe abantu abangabazi njalo labo Airbnb abangalawuleki baphuca imikhaya engase ibe yimikhaya.”
UGraylin Presbury, umongameli we-DC Federation of Civic Associations, uthi umfelandawonye awuphikisani nokwabelana kweqiniso lapho umnikazi womuzi eqashisa ngekamelo endlini yakhe noma yonke indawo yokuhlala, kodwa uphikisana nabatshalizimali bezentengiselwano abathenga izindlu ukuze baziqashise kancane. -izindawo eziqashiswayo njenge-Airbnb.
“Abatshalizimali bezentengiselwano bangaphandle kwedolobha bathatha izindlu zokuhlala ukuze baziqashe njengeziqashiswayo zesikhashana ezindaweni ezifana ne-Airbnb, okwehlisa ukutholakala kwezindlu ezingabizi kakhulu, ukukhuphula irenti kubahlali basedolobheni futhi kwenza amaphupho okuba nomuzi e-DC anciphe. okutholakalayo.” kusho uPresbury. “Sekuyinkinga edolobheni lonke futhi okuwukuphela kwekhambi ukukhawulela ukuqashwa kwesikhashana ezindaweni zokuhlala ukuze kuvikelwe izindlu zedolobha ezihlala unomphela.”
Isikhangiso sesibili sihlanganisa uMfundisi Kevin Williams othi njengomshumayeli wendawo abone imindeni idonsa kanzima ngezindleko zezindlu e-DC.
“Imindeni iyaxoshwa ezindlini njengoba abanikazi bezindlu beguqukela ku-Airbnbs okuyinto eyenza abantu bangakwazi ukuthola izindlu futhi kwenza iphupho lokuba nomuzi noma ukuqasha e-DC lingatholakali kalula,” kusho uKevin Williams. “Ukwabelana ngomuzi kungaba yisenzo sokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu kodwa ukuthatha amakhaya okungenzeka kube yinzuzo akulungile.”
URegina Welch, isakhamuzi sika-Adam Morgan kanye nelungu le-Unite Here! Inyunyana yasekhaya i-25, ifuna ukubona abaholi bedolobha besukumela phezulu ukuze bavikele izindlu ezingabizi kakhulu zamalungu ayo, okuhlanganisa izinkulungwane zabasebenzi edolobheni lonke.
“Imindeni esebenza edolobheni iphoqeleka ukuthi iphume ngenxa yokwehla kwezindlu ezithengekayo kanye nokukhuphuka kwezindleko zezindlu,” kusho uWelch. “Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi u-DC athathe isinyathelo futhi siyabethemba ubuholi bukaSihlalo uMendelson kanye nomkhandlu wedolobha ukuthi busukume babeke izakhamuzi phambili ngokushaya umthetho oqinile wesikhashana wokuvikela izindlu zedolobha.”
U-Lauren Windsor no-AirbnbWATCH, iphrojekthi ye-American Family Voices emele umphakathi, izindlu, abasebenzi, ukulingana kanye namaqembu okwamukela izihambi, ekhuthaza izikhulu zedolobha laseMelika ukuthi zibambe abatshalizimali bezentengiselwano ezindaweni zokuhlala, uthi inhloso yomkhankaso ukuqwashisa ngalolu daba ukuze khuthaza abaholi be-DC ukuthi benze okuthile.
“Abaholi abavela emadolobheni amakhulu ezweni lonke njengeSan Diego, San Francisco, New York, kanye neBoston benze imithetho yokuqasha yesikhashana ukuze kuvikelwe izindlu ezithengekayo kanye nokubamba izinkundla eziqashisayo zesikhashana njenge-Airbnb ziphendule,” kusho u-Windsor. “Lezi zindlu eziqashiswayo zesikhashana ezingalawulwa zikweqa izintela nemithetho yezempilo nezokuphepha futhi zithenga izindlu zokuhlala ozoziqasha ku-Airbnb. Inkinga ngalaba basebenzi bezentengiselwano izoba yimbi kakhulu ngaphandle kokuthi abaholi be-DC bangangeni. ”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “It's Time, DC”, a coalition of local community groups, civic organizations, labor leaders and residents, has come together to launch an ad campaign to voice the concerns of the thousands of city residents and neighborhoods that have been negatively affected by short-term rentals and encourage the DC City Council to pass short-term rental legislation to protect neighborhoods and affordable housing.
- Graylin Presbury, president of the DC Federation of Civic Associations, says the coalition isn't opposed to true sharing where a homeowner rents out a room in their house or whole primary residence, but is opposed to commercial investors buying up homes to rent on short-term rental sites like Airbnb.
- “Out-of-town commercial investors are taking residential homes to post as short-term rentals on sites like Airbnb, which is lowering the availability of affordable housing, driving up rent for city residents and making the dream of owning a home in DC less obtainable.
