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1211812017 . short-term rentals are naw iega1.i6 Minneapolis and St. Paul, If you register. Very few people have. I MinnPost 5o far, so good. She had to do some updates onthe electrical work. in the house in order to make sure insurance would cover the short-term rental, and she's waiting for the fire marshal. -to do an inspection in order to obtain a certificate of occupancy, a requirement for short-term.rentals% in St. Paul that aren't o-wner-occupied. Once the city gives the go-ahead,. she should be licensed and able. to legally list the property. Locals like Snouffer stand to make a. good chunk of change. According to Airbnb, a private unit. that hosts four guests has a $1,483 per month earning potential in Minneapolis and $1,254 in St. Paul, assuming four guests and that So: percent of nights are booked. Platforms resist Airbnb and other platforms aren't pleased with. some of the requirements in the Twin Cities ordinances, and so far, it's unclear whether they will comply with them. Neither city had received an application from a short-term rental platform early this week. Among the registration requirements is a $1o,000 annual fee in St. Paul, or.a $5,000 large platform/ $d3o small platform fee in Minneapolis. Small platforms are defined as those with fewer than 15o active listings. The Internet Association; a trade group representing. Internet companies and.short-term rental. platforms, including Airbnb, HomeAway and Expedia; put out a statement following Minneapolis' passage of Airbnb rules that said the: new rules violate federal law. In a statement, Airbnb specified it believes soiree of the requirements of. platforms violate the iggb federal. Communications Decency Act, which made platforms. not responsible for third -party content on their sites.` Benjamin Breit, a spokesman for Airbnb,. declined to. comment as to whether the platform will apply for platform licenses, as:required by the new ordinances, in either city. He responded to inquiries from MinnPost via email with a statement from Airbnb that followed the passage of the Airbnb ordinance in October in Minneapolis. while the company said it's appreciative: of the city councils efforts, "the. ordinance:still violates the legal rights ,ofAirbnb and its community. We will consider all legal options to protect innovation and the. privacy of Minneapolis residents.," it says. "Due to the legal situation, unfortunately I can't really say anything," he: wrote. Get MinnPost's top stories in your inbox First Name Last Name Email.address =;r Daily newsletter !, Sunday review https:lAvvm.minn post. comlpolitics-pol1cy1M171.121short-terin-rentals-are-now lagal- ninneapolis-and=st-paul if-you-register-ver 314