Buffalo Common Council approves restrictions on short-term rentals

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Common Council approved changes to rules for short-term rentals in the city, which comes after city leaders temporarily halted new applications in December of last year.

The changes include restrictions on where people can operate short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs, in the future if they do not reside on that property.

The new changes state that any non-owner-occupied rentals are banned from residential zones. The owners of those properties...