By Libor Jany | LA Times
Months after warning the Los Angeles City Council that they were not prepared to handle new permitting regulations for short-term rentals, including Airbnbs, police officials say they still need more time before they can start enforcing a law that took effect July 1.
In a July 11 letter to the council, the Police Commission’s interim executive director, Django Sibley, said the body has “neither the infrastructure nor the staffing that would be required to implement” the so-called Responsible Hotel Ordinance, or RHO.
The new law includes a police permit requirement for short-term rental and hotel operators that proponents say will help the city crack down on party houses. But, although the commission launched a website where operators can apply for permits, it is not taking action against those who do not comply.
The ordinance was the result of a last-minute deal struck between the council and the politically powerful hotel workers’ union to avert a controversial ballot measure that would have required hotels to house homeless residents in vacant rooms to help ease the city’s housing shortage.
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