Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has asked the City Council to enact an ordinance that would regulate Airbnb type housing rentals in the city.

Here are links to the  Mayor’s message to the Council and a Boston Globe story about the proposal.

https://www.boston.gov/news/new-ordinance-creates-guidelines-regulations-short-term-rentals-boston

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/01/21/walsh-aims-rein-short-term-rental-market/YK6390OJgcWYlSLCo2Ji4J/story.html

Social Law resources on city and town  regulation of businesses include:

Municipal Law and Practice http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1092157

Massachusetts Municipal Law  http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1142430

The Law of Municipal Corporations 
http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1001788