October 13, 2017
Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore City Council was all set to consider sweeping new regulations for online rental sites like Airbnb next week, including a ban on people renting out houses or apartments that aren’t their primary places of residence.
That plan abruptly changed late Friday.
Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young was the lead sponsor of the measure, which was included in a publicly posted draft agenda for the council’s Monday meeting. But after being asked about it, Young’s office said the bill would be pulled back.
Lester Davis, a spokesman for Young, said the bill was inadvertently advanced beyond the drafting stage.