March 2023
March 2023 was a month in which governments stopped waiting for the platforms. After a fire killed seven people in an Old Montreal building that held prohibited short-term rentals, Airbnb agreed to remove Quebec listings that had no provincial permit. New Orleans, obliged by a federal appeals court to rewrite its rules, capped residential rentals at one per square block. Around them, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank touched Sonder's deposits, EU ministers backed data-sharing rules, and voters in Lucerne approved a 90-day limit.
A look back, written in October 2026 from sources published in March 2023. Stay Gazette opened in July 2026.
Crackdown · 23 March 2023New Orleans Limits Short-Term Rentals to One Per Square BlockThe City Council capped residential short-term rentals at one per square block, required an operator who lived on site and left the choice between neighbors to a lottery. The same day it let owners apply for a special exception, with no more than two in effect on a block.By Marcus Dane · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
World · 24 March 2023Airbnb Removes Quebec Listings Without Permits After Old Montreal FireEight days after a fire killed seven people in an Old Montreal building that held prohibited short-term rentals, Airbnb agreed to remove Quebec listings that had no provincial permit. Within days, hosts were entering 123456 in the new field.By Tomás Ferreira · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Pictures on this page. 1. Photo: Dauphine Street, Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans, 29th April 2019 04 by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized). 2. Photo: Rue de la Commune et Place d'Youville, vue du musée Pointe-à-Callière, 2018-01-06 by Pierre5018, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
What else was reported in March 2023
- 2 March 2023The EU's competitiveness ministers agreed their negotiating position on a regulation covering the collection and sharing of data on short-term accommodation rentals. Short Term Rentalz
- 3 March 2023Short Term Rentalz reported that Sonder was making around 100 corporate employees redundant, which it put at close to 14 per cent of the workforce, as the company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $135 million. Short Term Rentalz
- 8 March 2023Airbnb laid off around 30 per cent of its recruitment staff, about 30 employees, while saying it expected to grow its overall workforce in 2023. Short Term Rentalz
- 13 March 2023Silicon Valley Bank was closed on 10 March; Sonder said it had held approximately $20 million in deposit accounts and approximately $2 million in an operating cash account there as of 9 March. Short Term Rentalz
- 14 March 2023In Lucerne, Switzerland, 64 per cent of voters backed an amendment that capped short-term renting at 90 days a year. Short Term Rentalz
- 21 March 2023AirDNA reported 1.27 million available US listings in February, up 26.1 per cent from a year earlier, with 12.9 million nights stayed, up 17.9 per cent. Short Term Rentalz