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Short-Term Rental

Anonymous Website Touts Short-term Rentals

Anonymous Website Touts Short-term Rentals

Site Owner Responds to Request and Fixes
Problems with VisitorsBenefitAustin.com


by Ken Martin
© The Austin Bulldog 2012
Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:47pm
Updated Friday, June 1, 2012 5:02pm

The long-running struggle to find balance between owners who want to rent their property for short periods and neighbors who object to the problems caused by some short-term rentals continues.

The Austin American-Statesman’s story Monday summed up the situation in which the Planning Commission’s efforts to find an acceptable middle-ground have been unsuccessful, and both sides vow to continue the battle.

Amid this ongoing controversy, on May 21 an Austin-based company established a website that provides a way for people who support short-term rentals to e-mail a form letter to City Council members en masse.

The site was initially anonymous but The Austin Bulldog’s check into the website, VisitorsBenefitAustin, determined that it is being paid for by HomeAway, an Austin-based company with worldwide reach promoting short-term rentals.

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