Mexico City Restricts Airbnb Rentals to Curb ‘Gentrification’

  • Digital nomads from the US take advantage of cheap housing
  • New rules are also intended to suppor the hotel sector

Mexico City is limiting real estate rentals through apps and online platforms such as Airbnb, in a bid to curb rising home prices and “gentrification.”

The city’s legislators voted for a reform that will ban landlords from renting out their properties using such apps for more than 50% of the days in a year.