Georgia state lawmakers are moving forward with a bill to prevent bans and targeted regulation of short-term rental properties like Airbnbs.
Republican State Representative Kasey Carpenter is sponsoring the bill, which passed out of a House subcommittee Monday.
“To put onerous regulations on [short-term rentals], to me, just doesn’t make sense,” he said. “I understand the problems. There have been some problem areas. But to mandate that on all properties, you’re allowing the bad apples to mess up the whole bunch of them.”
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