Fighting Local Regulations

[Jacqueline30]

The Greater Las Vegas STR Association has filed a massive lawsuit against Las Vegas public officials and the State of Nevada.

We believe that local and State public officials are going beyond the scope of regulating residential homes that engage in short-term renting.  In fact, they are in many cases violating not only our Federal Constitutional protections but our State Constitution in the process.

It is important that hosts everywhere start coming together to fight back!  The advice to hosts thinking of passing regulations or are in the process (or even if they have already passed regulations) is to lawyer up.  Hire an experienced law firm that has attorneys with a great deal of experience in Constitutional challenges.  This is key to defeating the overreaching powers of local and state officials everywhere.

[Helen3 · Accepted solution]

In England our government is introducing STR regulations which it is currently consulting on. @Jacqueline30 

The consultation seeks views on proposed planning changes to help local areas to manage the further proliferation of short-term lets and support sustainable communities.

The new permitted development rights would provide flexibility where short-term lets are not a local issue, and allow for this flexibility to be removed where there is a local concern.

I don't have an issue with these regulations being introduced as many of our tourist resorts and key cities have communities being impacted by STRs with local key workers such as doctors, nurses and teachers being unable to find long term rented accommodation because much of the available rented accommodation has been changed over to STR use.

We don't need to employ lawyers as we have STR bodies in England that represent our views. Airbnb and other STR listing companies have also been lobbying around this. 

I think it's important as STR owners that we don't just think about what is in our best interest as the business owner but also think about what is right for the communities in which we operate.