The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday voted to require short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo to provide the city with data on the growing vacation rental market in Anchorage., approved by members in an 11-1 vote, calls for the platforms to provide several types of data, including a list of all units rented, the type of units and the total number of operators.members proposed earlier this month.
The rental platforms pay the city room taxes on behalf of the operators. The additional information will now be required when they submit taxes. Statistical information derived from the supplemental data will be public, according to the ordinance passed on Tuesday.experiencing a housing crisis Last week, a representative of AirDNA said that short-term rental listings in Anchorage have roughly doubled over the last five years. The firm analyzes the short-term rental market. It counted 4,628 listings on average over a 12-month period that ended in July, according to the representative., while adding costs and potential penalties for the property owners. Former Mayor Dave Bronson vetoed the measure, and the Assembly did not move to override his veto.