Newport’s rental ban tries to strike balance between tourism and residents

Jacquelyn Voghel

04/15/2022

15hott — CHANGING LANDSCAPE: Evan Smith, CEO and president of Discover Newport, says a decade ago, short-term rental units made up less than 5% of the market share for tourism accommodations on Aquidneck Island. Now it's 25% to 30%, and that's created some problems for local communities. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

With a recent ban on short-term home rentals in residential neighborhoods, Newport has joined the wave of tourist destinations attempting to strike a balance between accommodations for tourists and residents. The ban, passed last month by the Newport City Council, prohibits rentals of less than 30 days of homes that are not occupied by the

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