The minimum rental period is half an hour.
"People don't want to book for as long as usual," said Ms. Poret, who added that some homeowners have reduced minimum rental periods from seven to five nights.
There is a two-day minimum rental and a 10-day maximum, and availability is limited.
City commissioners banned the short-term rentals of private homes in February 2009, setting the minimum rental period at six months and one day.
Most hubs do not hold their residents to long contracts, and there are no minimum rental terms.
The minimum allowable rental period for an apartment, Ms. FitzGibbon explained, depends not on the building's height or size, but on a set of rules based on the type of unit — Class A or Class B — that was originally listed in the building plan.
Minimum income for rental of a one-bedroom unit is $60,000 a year and for a two-bedroom, $72,000.
And where in previous years homeowners would happily accommodate someone who wanted a rental for a mere week or two, Ms. Ellis said "they are holding out to get people, at minimum, for a month.
Furniture rental for booth: $1,900.
(rental for the projector).
