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Old 12-31-2024, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
AIRBnB’s have their appropriate place. Short term rentals in urban communities, operating in an area that is within harmony of the existing community! That’s not the case in the Villages, which is supposed to be a 55+ single family senior residential community. Non renting homeowners should be able to reasonably expect their neighborhood won’t get invaded by transient short term renters with absolutely no vested interest in the long term well being of their neighborhood. No matter how one tries to justify it, it’s just not right.
I think you will find the only people trying to justify Airbnbs are either the landlords who take full advantage of all the good things and goodwill the TV community has developed, for the landlord’s private profit, or the eager bargain-hunting transients.