Category Archives: sharing economy

Local Trend. City Council Agenda. Animal House Rental Ordinance. The Response from Business.

Short Term Rental ordinance in Carmel Indiana are packaged as controlling “Animal House” rentals.

What would the ordinance do? Allow for zoning and regulations but not ban short term rentals.

Airbnb welcomes regulation: “”We’re very supportive of regulation. Of course, we don’t want to see our business banned,” says the Airbnb public policy director.

Herald Bulletin | Panel ponders ‘Animal House’ rentals  

 

4 Legislative Issues. Short Term Rentals in a Red State. Bill Text Included.

Indiana legislature is working through how to craft a statewide framework for short term rentals.

The 4 issues that are tanatmount to leadership:

  • input from property owners and from neeighboring property owners
  • economic benefit to property owners and the economic benefits to local commerce
  • preserve some local control
  • allow exceptions for nuisance issues 

WFYI Indianapolis | On Airbnb Issue, Lawmakers Weigh Tricky Property Rights Balance

This bill from 2017 will be reintroduced in…

Property Rights Trend. State Lege Uses Budget to Preempt Local Short Term Rental Rules. Read the Budget Rider.

Wisconsin added provisions to the state budget that:

  • require that all municipalities permit short term rentals
  • require uniform regulations for short term rentals throughout Wisconsin
  • permits cities “broad authority to regulate short-term rentals and the behavior of the occupants to ensure that they don’t interfere with the neighbors’ use and enjoyment of their property”

 

Green Bay Press Gazette | State budget restricts local government’s ability to regulate short-term rentals

Local Trend. How 1 Coastal City is Addressing Short Term rentals. Creates Affordable Housing Fund. Allows for Larger Nuisance Fines.

San Diego, California  City Council is considering a new short term rental ordinance that will:

  • permit short term rentals of residential property but not of investment property
    • home owners could rent out up to 3 properties on a short-term basis,
  • require a 3-night minimum stay would be required in San Diego’s coastal areas
  • require a 3 night minimum stay in neighborhoods that have been designated as a historic district
  • limit the total nuymber of days the residence can be rented to 90 days…

Local Trend. Private Property Rights. Short Term Rentals- you betchya!

St. Paul, Minnesota is moving forward with new short term rental rules that would:

  • limit the number of short term rental units in a home or apartment building to 1/2 or 4
  • Cap on number of renters at 4 unrelated (AKA the party cap)
  • City taxes must be collected
  • The caps have some wiggle room for large buildings that have limited use permits and owner occuppied & present short term rentals

What sparked the short term rental rules? The 2018 Super Bowl is being hosted by the Twin Cities.

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TREND. Statewide Short Term Rentals. Prohibiting Local Prohibitions.

Michigan’s Senate Bill 329 and House Bill 4503 prohibit local governments from creating anti-short term rental ordinances. 

How are these bills keeping short term rentals alive?

  • The bills prohibit cities from restricting short-term rentals in residential districts
  • The bills also do not allow cities to define a property renting for less than 28 days as a commercial use, a method some cities use to stop short term rentals.

News Review | Bills would prohibit bans on short-term rentals