AirBnB News: Quincy and homeowners at odds over short-term rentals

Quincy has had zoning ordinances on the books since March 2021 to regulate short-term rentals (STR) and is currently in court with the owners of two STRs that flaunted the ordinances.STRs are not allowed in neighborhoods zoned RA and no STRs are allowed in any neighborhood if the owner does not live on site.One STR owner (who lives in West Roxbury, violation one of not living on-site) owns a home at 153 Bayside Road in the beach-side Squantum neighborhood, zoned Residence A (violation two). The city has been sending him cease and desist letters and levvying fines (all unpaid) since June of 2021. The place rents for $2,000 per night and has numerous complaints about noise and parkin violations.The other owner is at 33-35 High Street in the South Quincy neighborhood and appears to live on-site, but it is also zoned Residence A. The city has been sending him cease and desist letters since July 2022.In addition to these two rentals, the city is "pursuing 89 landlords of short-term rentals who are violating zoning ordinances" according to a recent article in the Patriot Ledger According to the PL article, 65 STRs have stopped operating as a result of the zoning ordinances and 13 STRs located in Residence A zones are in the process of going to court.

Retail Constraints - The Route 3A Conundrum

The stretch of road that connects Quincy and Weymouth - Route 3A - is an under-developed stretch of land in two booming communities. Why doesn't anyone seem to want to set up business there?A recent article in the Patriot Ledger (3A Development story - Patriot Ledger - 5-18-23), says the location (too close the water), current layout (small spaces that can't be expanded) and the fact that some seemingly-vacant businesses are actually used for storage are three reasons.