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California neighborhood bans short-term Airbnb rentals after drug parties, shooting
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A neighborhood in Long Beach, California has become the first and possibly not last to ban unsupervised Airbnb rentals over concerns about drug-filled parties plaguing homes.
In April, College Estates resident Andy Oliver filed a petition to the city’s Community Development Department following months of out-of-state tourists renting out unhosted houses, taking advantage of the state’s lax drug laws and blaring loud music late into the night. The final straw came after a shooting victim ended up outside Oliver’s house.
“People have to live with this knowing that your house, your safe place, has now been violated by violent crime,” Oliver told CBS News.
College Estates rentals will have to be supervised or risk shutting down the property. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
By Tuesday, his efforts paid off with over half of the approximately 800 homes in his area agreeing to sign, successfully passing the new restrictions.
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According to a city ordinance passed in 2020, Long Beach is permitted to have 1,000 un-hosted or unsupervised short-term rentals. However, a provision allowed residents to circulate petitions that could ban these types of rentals.
House rentals in the College Estates neighborhood will now have to either convert to a supervised rental, where the host is on site, or shut down the property after their license expires.
Oliver’s success has since inspired nine other Long Beach neighborhoods to petition for similar bans, as well as a new advocacy group called the Long Beach Safe Neighborhood Coalition.
“Our group has found growing support in the past few months as people are finding out about our website and the overall cause of protecting residential neighborhoods from unhosted, unsupervised short term rentals – most run by real estate investors and LLCs (to rent on platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, Hotels.Com), etc.,” the coalition told Fox News Digital.
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Residents have grown concerned over criminal activities in their neighborhoods from rowdy rentals. (Spiderstock/iStock)
The group added, “We’ve even gotten inquiries from as far away as North Carolina and Florida from concerned homeowners there battling similar issues. This is a nationwide (really worldwide) issue that is affecting communities everywhere – and residents are standing up against the proliferation of short-term rentals that are transforming once quiet, peaceful neighborhoods into tourist districts and crime havens.”
One resident included Christina Nigrelli, who is currently awaiting the city’s review of her petition for an unsupervised rental ban in her South of Conant neighborhood.
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“We are hoping to hear before June,” Nigrelli told Fox News Digital. “We are cautiously optimistic. We had a lot of support throughout the neighborhood.”
The Long Beach Safe Neighborhood Coalition stated it was informed by the city that the other neighborhood petitions are also expected to be counted by June.
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Nine other Long Beach neighborhoods are awaiting responses for similar petitions. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the City of Long Beach for a comment.
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Alaska
Weekend rain and sun for Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Rainy, windy weather greeted southcentral on Friday. Unsettled weather will keep a dearth of clouds, rain showers, even some snow showers over the state through the weekend. Temperatures cooled considerably along the north slope and interior with the rain’s arrival.
Southcentral is on the lucky end of the weather pattern, expecting to see clearing skies, drying conditions and sunshine into the weekend.
An upper trough is driving the wet weather across the state.
This is the first round of wet weather, with another big storm arriving over the Aleutians and western Alaska on Sunday. Southcentral can anticipate the return of wet weather by Monday.
Southeast will see showers, and cloudy skies. Highs in the low to mid 60s.
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Arizona
Consumer Reports: Weatherproofing your home for Arizona heat and storms
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(CONSUMER) —Summer isn’t all fun in the sun. It increasingly includes dangerous heat and severe storms, but there are ways to protect yourself and your home.
Consumer Reports explains that a good defense against Mother Nature’s warm weather wrath starts with DIY projects around the house.
Climate change brings more frequent and destructive weather from coast to coast. That’s led to a dramatic increase in many homeowner’s insurance policies. But that price hike doesn’t mean you’re getting more coverage.
Homeowner’s insurance generally doesn’t cover water from outside your house, so supplementing your insurance with a flood policy is not a bad idea.
Even without a flood, extreme heat can damage water in surprising ways, specifically with your plumbing. Take metal pipes: They can expand and contract and, over time, leak.
You should inspect your plumbing routinely or have a plumber do it regularly. You could also consider installing a leak detector. They’re a little expensive upfront but can save you tons of money in the long run.
Consumer Reports recommends the leak detector, Flo by Moen Smart Water Shutoff System 900-001, which costs $500.
Extreme heat can wreak havoc on your roofing even when the weather is dry. It’s essential to inspect it and look for damaged shingles or tiles and replace them before they leak and cause more damage.
The heat could overtax your air conditioning system. Regularly replacing the air filters and scheduling routine professional maintenance will help avoid pricey repairs later.
High heat and humidity can also create ideal conditions for mold and mildew. To prevent this, you should keep the humidity inside your home between thirty and fifty percent.
Anything higher and mold and dust mites can thrive. A dehumidifier can help with that.
Consumer Reports tested dozens of dehumidifiers and found that the Midea MAD50C1ZWS, priced at $250 for larger rooms, does a great job of removing water from the air, which helps maintain the ideal humidity in your home.
If you’re concerned about power outages, a portable generator can help power the essentials in your home.
You’ll want to store a generator in a clean, dry, and ventilated spot that you can access easily and that is NOT attached to the house.
You’ll want to have at least 10 gallons of fresh gasoline on hand in a safety container, adding fuel stabilizer to help it last as long as possible.
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