Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Jalisco lawmakers propose limiting short-term platform rentals to 180 nights per year to fight gentrification and real estate speculation

Jalisco lawmakers propose limiting short-term platform rentals to 180 nights per year and taxing vacant homes, aiming to curb gentrification and ease the housing crisis across the state.

In a push to address the growing housing crisis and slow the pace of gentrification, Jalisco lawmaker Mariana Casillas Guerrero of the Futuro Party has proposed a sweeping legislative package that would limit short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb and introduce taxes on unoccupied properties across the state.

The proposals, introduced this week in the Jalisco Congress, are aimed at reining . . .

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