The short-term rental biz (which happens to be illegal in New Orleans) has sparked quite the debate and a City Council vote on the zoning wordage could happen as soon as tomorrow July 10. The Times-Pic checks in with a few landlords who are in the "black market business" and one says some of the arguments are valid from the other side but "he defended the practice, saying it fills a market void. When tourists come to stay with him, they get a place with a kitchen, which comes stocked with some local beer and a King Cake, personal touches they wouldn't get at a hotel." [NOLA.com; previously]
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