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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Just in case my remarks resemble one of those two posters....
I have little feelings for or against rentals of one day, one week, one month, one quarter, or one year. They are all the same to me. My concern, as I put into post #122 somewhere, is having government take away even more of my rights/freedoms/ability to do what I want. Whether it's the height of a flagpole, the color of a driveway, or the number of visitors I have in my home, I don't want the government interference. I agreed to some restrictions when I moved to Florida and more when I moved to the Villages but that's enough, no more.
Different complaints on here about STRs involve dogs, trash, kids, noise, and general existence. With the exception of general existence, where a resident wants to have the street to themselves and not be bothered by other people, none of those problems should have to be accepted. But at the same time, none of those problems are unique to renters (short term or long).
We don't have a law against loud music after 10PM when coming from a rental house, we have a law against loud music after 10PM. Similarly, we don't have the right to stop our neighbor from playing loud music at 3PM if he is a permanent resident and we don't have that right for rentals either. If a neighbor is violating an ordinance, inform the proper authorities, renter or not. We already have (too many) laws, use them.
If you want to change the laws regarding rentals, learn what can and cannot be done and how to do it. Demanding that the CDDs create a law to set a minimum duration for a rental is ridiculous. Ignoring the existing Florida law shows a lack of seriousness. Suggesting that guest passes only be given out to those staying more than 30 days is foolish. Implying that every STR is a problem and every Villager is suffering because of STRs is such an overly broad generalization that the rest of the statements can't be taken seriously. Take the time to learn what is possible and what has failed in the past - it will save a lot of time and frustration.
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You're 100% correct, except........
Who is MORE LIKELY to be playing loud music or having a drunken party after 10PM, or any of the other complaints----your neighbor of the last 10 years or a renter staying 3 days?????
It is not a level playing field. Yes, a long term resident or renter can pose the same problems as a STR, BUT IT IS FAR LESS LIKELY. (and yes, I can already see one contrarian getting ready to ask for the statistics on that assertion, but I think we all intuitively know it to be true). I don't care for government intervention or restrictions either, but some of these "freedoms" are what we give up by agreeing to move into a DEED RESTRICTED COMMUNITY. Compared to some other deed restricted communities, some owners here are getting away with murder. (No, I don't have statistics on that either, but to call it "a lie" is way over the line)
Now, I couldn't care less if someone (not you) wants to parse words about whether Orlando's STR restriction are more or less restrictive than whatever was in place prior, nor could I care less whether Clearwater's laws were "grandfathered" in. Bottom line, if we adopted Orlando's CURRENT STR restrictions, it would probably end the STR problem here. And no one should claim it CAN'T be done, since they already did it.