A Cape Cod family is pushing for mandatory inspections of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors after a devastating tragedy at ...

But Airbnb says it got something in return: an end to city safety inspections of homes as a condition for a permit. Airbnb spokeswoman Laura Rillos says the company will begin the application ...

The fees for registering a property would have to be drastically increased to cover inspection costs. And while short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo offer safety guidelines for ...

“There are also portable safes you can travel with,” Coffey said. “They’re usually cloth with wire mesh sandwiched between ...

Existing bed-and-breakfast establishments, which have long operated under city rules, were angry that Airbnb rentals didn't have to pay hotel taxes or undergo fire and safety inspections.

The Airbnb Inc. logo and application are ... Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability staff recommended the inspections in response to safety concerns, a change from its initial proposal.

Airbnb's self-description ... Obviously, jumping through the hoops of permits and safety inspections is costly and prohibitive for individual owners. Big corporate bureaucracies are much better ...

Lewis added that the emergence of online rental sites like Airbnb have exacerbated ... properties with the public safety department, which also would oversee inspections and have the power to ...