The city issues three types of licenses: temporary, accessory and commercial. Temporary and commercial allow owners to rent entire houses or apartments. These categories represent about three-quarters of the properties registered in the system. The number of days a property can be rented is limited to 90. There are districts in the city where short-term rentals are not permitted (e.g. French Quarter). Permits will also be denied if property taxes are in arrears.

Airbnb collects and remits the applicable hotel taxes on behalf of hosts. Hosts that rent on other platforms must independently collect and remit the requisite taxes.

Amsterdam

For an entire home rental, every transaction must be reported to the City

and a tourist tax must be paid. The number of days that a property can be rented cannot exceed 30.40 If a property is covered by a homeowner's association then permission from that group is explicitly required. No more than four people can occupy a short-term rental residence and specific nuisance provisions are attached to all arrangements. Every unit must meet appropriate fire safety standards.

Similar regulations apply when renting out only a portion of an owner-occupied home. Only 40 per cent of a home can be made available for rent. Owners must keep a register of the guests, including the type of identification that was used to verify the identity of the renter.

One weakness of the regulation in Amsterdam is that the reporting obligation is largely with the host and not the platform company. This makes enforcement more difficult and costly.