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September 2023

2 stories · Crackdown, The Money

September 2023 was the month New York City began enforcing its short-term rental registration law, and Gothamist reported that Airbnb had switched many unregistered listings there to long-term stays. Four days earlier, S&P Dow Jones Indices had named Airbnb to the S&P 500. Around them the trade tightened: Evolve was laying off a fifth of its staff, Vrbo announced fees for US hosts who cancel, Scotland's parliament kept its licensing deadline, and Victoria announced a levy on short stays.

A look back, written in October 2026 from sources published in September 2023. Stay Gazette opened in July 2026.

Glass and stone office towers line the Manhattan waterfront under a clear blue sky, seen across the East River, with a small white motorboat crossing in the foreground.The Money · 1 September 2023Airbnb Is Named to the S&P 500 IndexS&P Dow Jones Indices said on 1 September 2023 that Airbnb would replace Newell Brands in the S&P 500, effective before trading opened on 18 September. Airbnb's own results showed its listings growing faster than its nights booked.By Dana Whitfield · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read Red-brick and white-painted row houses with stoops and small front gardens line a sunny street in Brooklyn under a blue sky, with a newer apartment block at the far end.Crackdown · 5 September 2023New York City Starts Enforcing Its Short-Term Rental Registration LawOn 5 September 2023 the city began enforcing Local Law 18, which barred Airbnb and other platforms from processing bookings for unregistered short-term rentals. As of 28 August, the city had approved 257 of about 3,250 applications.By Marcus Dane · Filed 11 October 2026 · 8 min read

Pictures on this page. 1. Photo: View of Manhattan from Circle Line Sightseeing boat, NYC, 20231001 1048 0926 by Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized). 2. Photo: Row houses on Gates Avenue, Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn - 20220617 by Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Also that month

What else was reported in September 2023

  • 14 September 2023Evolve, the vacation rental management company based in Denver, was laying off 175 employees, 20 per cent of its workforce, in its second round of job cuts of 2023, Short Term Rentalz reported, crediting Skift with the news; affected staff were told on 12 September. Short Term Rentalz
  • 14 September 2023Vrbo said that from October hosts in the United States who cancelled bookings would pay a fee that depended on the booking's total cost and on when they cancelled, and that from 1 January 2024 its Premier Host program would require an average overall rating of 4.4 or higher. Short Term Rentalz
  • 14 September 2023The Scottish Parliament turned down a Conservative bid for a 12-month delay to Scotland's short-term let licensing scheme, backing a government amendment by 62 votes to 54 and leaving the 1 October deadline for hosts to apply in place. Short Term Rentalz
  • 20 September 2023The government of the Australian state of Victoria said it would charge short-term rental accommodation providers a levy of 7.5 per cent of their revenue, to come into effect from 2025. Short Term Rentalz
  • 22 September 2023Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky said verified listings would arrive in the United States, Canada, Australia, the UK and France the following February, and in 30 more countries the autumn after. Short Term Rentalz
  • 29 September 2023Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced plans for a short-term vacation rental platform, Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt, and said it had sold its vacation rental management business of 36 properties in Colorado and Hawaii to Lowe. Short Term Rentalz