In many apartment buildings, tenants with annual leases cannot sublease their space nor list it on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb.

What's happening: A new program called Airbnb-friendly apartments bucks that norm by encouraging renters to lease out their space part time.

• The platform launched last November and recently became active in Miami.

Why it matters: Tenants can potentially earn income — or at least recoup their costs — when not using their apartments.

• In Miami, one of the country's least affordable housing markets, tenants needing to sign annual leases for homes may find it more attractive to be in a building that allows hosting over one that doesn't.
• Median rent here for a zero- to two-bedroom home was $2,455 in July, per Realtor.com.

How it works: Jesse Stein, Airbnb's global head of real estate, explained during a Skift conference in June that the company partners with major firms that own apartment buildings, such as Equity Residential and Greystar.

• On Airbnb's website and platforms, people can see participating buildings, the monthly rent price for annual leases and how much tenants could potentially earn by hosting.
• Tenants sign leases directly with the building owners.

What they're saying: At the conference, Stein suggested the program has benefits for both yearlong tenants and landlords.

• He said tenants using the service include a woman who's able to go stay with relatives whenever she gets a booking and a man in the military who may be deployed.
• The platform is attractive to landlords because it helps market their buildings at no cost to them, Stein said.
• The platform lets landlords see which units are being put on Airbnb, which helps ensure the hosts are complying with building rules and local laws.
• Landlords can take a share of the Airbnb revenue up to 25%, "depending on the partner and how much activity they provide to the host."

Zoom in: So far, one building in Miami is part of the program: Sentral Wynwood.

• 175 units in the building are eligible for Airbnb hosting.
• Starting monthly rent there is $2,785 for a one-bedroom apartment, which residents could potentially earn up to $667 per week for, per the website.

Zoom out: Nationwide, over 250 buildings in 37 markets are part of the program.

• The typical host earned $4,500 in 2022, an Airbnb spokesperson tells Axios.

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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez cannot debate fellow Republican presidential candidates tonight after failing to qualify for the first GOP primary debate.

Driving the news: Suarez claimed last week that he had qualified by meeting both the fundraising and polling requirements, but he didn't make the list of eight participants released Monday night by the Republican National Committee.

Why it matters: Suarez, whose long-shot campaign is polling at 1% on average, would have liked the national TV exposure to help introduce himself to voters.

• He has previously said that candidates who don't qualify for the debate should drop out of the race.

What we're watching: With former President Donald Trump skipping tonight's debate, will Gov. Ron DeSantis separate himself from the rest of the field?

• Other notable candidates include former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.

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🇺🇸 Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) announced she's running for the Senate against incumbent Sen. Rick Scott in 2024. (Axios)

🏡 Inter Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets closed on an $8.7 million waterfront home in Sea Ranch Lakes in Broward County. (The Real Deal)

🚌 A school bus driver was injured in a car crash yesterday beneath the turnpike overpass on Southwest 216th Street. (WSVN)

Inter Miami is two more wins from another midseason championship.

• After winning its first-ever trophy in the Leagues Cup over the weekend, Inter plays in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup tonight at 7pm against FC Cincinnati.

The intrigue: Lionel Messi will play in his sixth match in 22 days, raising questions about the superstar's workload after he just led the Leagues Cup in goals scored.

• "We said that at some point he would have to rest because of the load of minutes played," Miami coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino said Monday, per ESPN.
• Major League Soccer's regular season, paused for tournament play, resumes Saturday.

How to watch: The English broadcast will be on CBS Sports Golazo Network, Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

• Telemundo and Peacock will handle the Spanish broadcast.

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Who's Manny, you ask? He's the new Axios Miami mascot.

• Isn't he cute? Those flippers! That snout! He's (almost) as photogenic as Deirdra and Martin.

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