[Caymus]

Originally Posted by Boomer

I see you caught that CNBC interview with Chesky this morning, too.

He sure was pushing those by-the-room rentals. He was so wound up and into that idea, he made me wonder what’s next? By the hour?

Boomer

The part I didn't understand was how they ensure that the room renter is not a safety risk.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Normal

Great News

1 May 2023
ABNB renter was apprehended after kidnapping a full time villager. Thank you Wildwood police and Community Watch for all you do.

“An estranged lady friend escaped a life-threatening attack at a rental home in The Villages.

The woman got in her car and fled to Brownwood Paddock Square at about 11 p.m. Saturday where she found someone and pleaded with them to call 911, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. She “was visibly upset, shaking and crying.”

The woman said she had been staying with 64-year-old Wesley Ellington at a home at 3938 Manchester Ave. in the Village of Richmond. She said Ellington, with whom she had been in a romantic relationship for a little more than a year…..”

https://www.**************.com/2023/...-the-villages/

No where in that article did it say the "rental" was an AirBNB. In fact it did not use the words short term rental either.

[oldtimes]

Originally Posted by rustyp

No where in that article did it say the "rental" was an AirBNB. In fact it did not use the words short term rental either.

The very first word is ABNB an abbreviation

[Normal]

Originally Posted by rustyp

No where in that article did it say the "rental" was an AirBNB. In fact it did not use the words short term rental either.

That’s true, the beater/kidnapper may have been a transient long term renter?

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Normal

That’s true, the beater/kidnapper may have been a transient long term renter?

The house per the article you cited was owned by an investment company, These companies tend to buy houses and rent them out to long term tenants. I don't know the answer as to what the tenant was. Your referenced article did not reveal that fact. Facts matter.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by oldtimes

The very first word is ABNB an abbreviation

Correct - the poster decided to ad lib that part. Refer to the article the poster referenced and there is no ABNB or AirBNB mentioned in the article.

[Michael 61]

Originally Posted by Normal

That’s true, the beater/kidnapper may have been a transient long term renter?

I, and my neighbors, know the house very well and who this renter is - he has resided there two months - Home is owned by and investment company.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I did, see post #5. For an AIRBnB deed restriction violation Community Standards will transfer you to a representative of the developer, who theoretically enforces internal deed restriction violations. They acknowledged that the two deed restriction violations stated in post #5 were in fact being violated. They noted my reporting the issue and proceeded to do absolutely nothing about it, claiming internal deed violations are very difficult to enforce! Why so difficult, all they had to do was go to the AIRBnB website and look at the listing for that address and they would have proof of said violations? They very obviously have made a conscious and calculated decision to look the other way regarding said deed restriction violations. This totally discredits the whole deed restriction system in the Villages, very sad : )

One group on a street in a village between 466 & 466A tried to get help with the very disruptive short term rental on their street; constant traffic, constant blocking drives of neighbors due to all the vehicles, usually at least 4 vehicles, and now 4 golf carts... trucks constantly bringing and taking golf carts, furniture, flat bed trucks constantly, garage so packed some golf carts and all vehicles left on drive and all night on street. Neighbor organizing objection found out anyone can park on streets, no restriction. Also found, the owner of this and other similar properties is a favored employee of.... THE VILLAGES. There is no solution. Just operates a very grey operation, no businesses run from home garage, and yet, residents can keep and sell furniture, golf carts, even kayaks, so can always claim, hey, I have a right to sell my things ! If you follow this type of thing, there ARE other Florida communities who have organized a significant backlash and have actually succeeded in abolishing or greatly restricting such rentals, making their communities much less attractive to flippers and investors.

[Normal]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

I, and my neighbors, know the house very well and who this renter is - he has resided there two months - Home is owned by and investment company.

How can a company or LLC purchase a home/homes in the Villages? Wouldn’t that make The Villages negligible of contact? They would then be misrepresenting what they sold to others. The retirement community wouldn’t be so.

I then ask myself, how many homes can a “company” buy, 10, a hundred, a Village? The Villages easily cleared sales for Richmond because it was right next to a town square. There was no need to get rid of houses to an investment “company”. There would be serious legal questions to answer to. Disclosure documents would need to list the possibility of rental property nearby.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Whitley

Now hold on a second. Before you say that, I believe he said the visitors would be from Maryland. Now what say you.

Well, in that case...

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Caymus

He also said that Airbnb renters have no problem sharing a bathroom with a stranger.

Especially if they had been homeless previously….
I believe we should help the unfortunate but there are other ways.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

It depends. If the owners of the home are not living there and renting through the AIRBnB platform then there is no violation, even if they are renting by the night. On the other hand, if the owners are living in the home and simultaneously renting out space in their home then two deed restrictions are being violated. First, the home is not being used as a single family residential unit. Second, the owner is running a business out of their home.

There are two kinds of deed restrictions, external and internal. External deed restrictions, like putting a little white cross in one’s front garden, are strictly enforced by community standards once reported. Internal deed restrictions, like running a business out of one’s home, are enforced by the developer once reported. Unfortunately, the developer has chosen to be both very lax and selective about enforcing these restrictions. In my opinion, it should not be the developers job to enforce internal deed restrictions as they have an inherent conflict of interest. Limiting AIRBnB rentals would arguably reduce demand for new homes as certain potential buyers would not have that option of generating income while living in their home. As we are all well aware, selling homes is the developers top priority.

By selectively enforcing some deed restrictions, looking the other way on others, all while very strictly enforcing lesser deed restriction violations that are minimally disruptive to a neighborhood, the whole deed restriction thing has become a sham.

Are you saying that there is a deed restriction preventing owners from having a roommate?

[Carla B]

Luckily, there haven't been any AirBnB renters near us that I know of. I'm happy about that. However, I confess to having used AirBnB myself twice for overflow company, and once I used one of the hotels. Now that I've witnessed this place becoming more of a tourist destination and less of a community, I think I'll stick to hotels.

I never thought about looking at the deed restrictions in my area, because when we were thinking about buying in 2008, our sales agent with Properties of The Villages was very enthusiastic about putting us in a short-term rental for a few days. We did not come on a lifestyle visit. I figured if the developer condoned it and does it himself, then it must be "legal."

I would also favor limiting rental time. Where we lived prior to The Villages, rentals were limited to a minimum of three months. It worked well.

[jimkerr]

Originally Posted by rustyp

No where in that article did it say the "rental" was an AirBNB. In fact it did not use the words short term rental either.

Did you forget your glasses?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by rustyp

No where in that article did it say the "rental" was an AirBNB. In fact it did not use the words short term rental either.

Originally Posted by jimkerr

Did you forget your glasses?

Did YOU read the article? I just read it again and no where in the article does it mention AirBnB, ABNB, Air Bed & Breakfast, or anything similar.

A previous poster believes the renter has been there for two months - not a short term rental (STR) either.

It is possible that a previous version of the article did mention ABNB. If that is the case then it is significant that the article was changed. Articles are not changed to remove accurate information so if ABNB disappeared then ABNB must have been inaccurate.