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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    New rules for short-term rentals

    New rules take effect today on short-term rentals, and hosts will have to start paying extra fees. However, people won't be able to rent out a second home or any property they don’t live in. Similar laws are already in effect in Santa Monica.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 1, 2019 • 1 min read

    New rules take effect today on short-term rentals, and hosts will have to start paying extra fees. However, people won't be able to rent out a second home or any property they don’t live in. Similar laws are already in effect in Santa Monica. But this one covers the city of Los Angeles, which means Venice, Silverlake, Hollywood, and downtown LA.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

      CultureHousing & DevelopmentLos Angeles

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Uber and Lyft want to exempt drivers from full employment protections
    1. 0:00New rules for short-term rentalsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:02Will Uber and Lyft be able to exempt drivers from full employment protections?
    3. 15:41Supreme Court will decide if Trump's decision to end DACA will stick
    4. 24:48The mounting legal problems for R. Kelly
    5. 40:45The NBA is on a trading frenzy
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