Shinjuku moves to restrict short-term rentals

Shinjuku is moving to restrict short-term private lodging after residents reported problems including late-night noise, suitcases in corridors and improperly handled garbage. The changes will affect about 2,000 properties, and the municipality has the country’s largest number of minpaku properties, a stock that more than doubled in three years.

• Shinjuku is moving to restrict minpaku, short-term lodging in apartments and houses, following a surge in complaints from residents.· 1 source
• Residents’ complaints include late-night noise, suitcases blocking apartment corridors and garbage not being put out correctly.· 1 source
• The changes will affect about 2,000 properties; Shinjuku has the most minpaku properties of any municipality in Japan, and its stock has more than doubled in three years.· 1 source