Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I will be voting no on municipal ballot question #3 to abolish Asbury Park’s short-term rental ordinance, which protects us from investors coming in and converting our housing stock into short-term Airbnb-style rentals. The problems with such investor-owned Airbnb housing are obvious: First, it takes existing year-round rentals off the market, […]

The Asbury Park City Council will hold a public input meeting to address short term rentals within city limits. Slated to occur at 7 p.m. June 15 at the Asbury Park Senior Center located at 1201 Springwood Ave, all are welcome to share their thoughts and concerns, officials said. The second of two such meetings, […]

A group of petitioners fighting to stave off proposed short term rental guidelines in Asbury Park launched a campaign Sunday to get the issue placed on the November ballot. “While many of you signed the online petition to defend private property rights from infringement by the AP City Council, we need your signatures on paper […]

Beth McEntee and her family live next door to a two-family home they own and rent. The top floor of that home is rented on an annual basis but McEntee said she rents the ground floor via Airbnb throughout the year. “It really helps us recoup and pay our mortgage,” she said. “We are very […]