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Originally Posted by Randall55
Save your 3 million! The idea that citizens must change the laws is wrong. New laws for Short Term Rentals need to come from government officials. The latest I read was a proposed bill that the Florida Senate had passed in April, 2023. The bill is backed by city officials who are demanding a change. Much sooner than later, there will be new laws enacted by the state. (Just like laws were passed in NYC.) The developer has no domain over the government. If he chooses, he can fight the legality of the STR changes in a court of law.
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That bill (or similar bills) has been introduced in the Florida Legislature, every year for the last 15 years. It's never made it through the Legislature ... which is sort of irrelevant, as the Governor would veto it, anyway.
"The U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2012
voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that supports allowing short-term rentals in America’s cities as an economic development opportunity and proposed treating short-term rental tenants the same as long-term rental tenants" (
| Libertas Institute)
The Developer has "no domain over the government"? The Morse family has no political power in Florida??? They built a damn bridge over the Florida Turnpike, solely for their convenience and the accompanying financial windfall.
"We the people" is a quaint notion. "We have the money" is the operative phrase.