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Originally Posted by BrianL99
First off, I agree wholeheartedly with the entire premise.
Where I think folks who complain about STR's are missing the boat, the solution lies with the various towns/counties that make up The Villages.
Every County would love some extra revenue, at the expense of The Villages. I think it would be a fairly easy matter, to get municipal government to go along with local ordinances, that would make Short Term Rentals, less attractive for owners & renters.
Folks seem to be centered on complaining about The Villages not stopping it or not enforcing Deed Restrictions (that really don't prohibit STR's, per the rulings of most courts in the USA)... the municipalities can do it.
We all seem to forget about the governments that actually hold the power and focus on TV or the Developer. How about a movement to have our Elected Officials do something about it?
Added taxes, permitting costs, occupancy standards & more regulations are the answer.
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That would be great, but it’s not happening for two obvious reasons.
1) Making short term rentals less attractive would have a negative impact on the demand for new home sales.
2) A certain entity, that benefits greatly from new home sales, has a very heavy hand when it comes to local government.