Originally Posted by Dustybrogan (Post 2411702)

Actually, who cares about the golf courses. Played with a guy this week who was in a rental for a week to play golf. He had no interest in buying anything in The Villages. With (Every) t-shot he took at least a 4”x6” divot and left the old T sticking in the ground. He didn’t try to repair anything, obviously he didn’t care about our courses. Just came here for a week for the free golf that somehow came with a weekly rental. He belonged to a country club in the north east. I’m guessing that he doesn’t get by treating his course that way. Bottom line, if every weekly renter treated our courses this way, they would be in terrible shape for the home owners of The Villages. Free golf included with a weekly rental is quite a perk for the owner and the renters!

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2411825)

I think the concern is not so much 1+ month renters who are 55+, but 2-7 day renters that are much younger---most Airbnb rentals are much shorter than a month

Originally Posted by Hplaw (Post 2411849)

I am not surprised to find yet another "complaint" from many residents. You pay a monthly fee to use all the facilities but it doesn't mean you own them. We rent for a month each year from the Villagers4rent, same house for the past 3 years. We are always respectful, obey the rules of the house and respect the neighbors. I think this is the situation of 99% of renters. If they cause a problem they are. not welcome to rent the property again. We are out and about more than in the house as are most. I am sure if there is a problem renter it is handled quickly. There will always be the few who are disrespectful and act privileged but this is not the majority. Rentals keep the businesses going.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2411946)

That probably is the situation with 99% of 1+ month renters, especially those that come year after year or are interested in buying. Do you think the same is true of 6 20-somethings renting an Airbnb for a long weekend??????

Originally Posted by Pairadocs (Post 2411704)

Seldom a week goes by that we do not see that kind of behavior ! Difficult to pin it all on the AB&B people, but one thing we noticed (it it means anything, who knows ?) is most villagers have their names on their golf carts. We did get curious enough about things like stepping ON the hole around the edges(!), hammering the head of a putter into the green when a putt is missed, never repairing ball marks or divots on tees or fairways, and definitely do never using sand ..... seems to be people in carts that have NO name(s) painted or decal, sooooo that could indicate and support what you suspect.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2411825)

I think the concern is not so much 1+ month renters who are 55+, but 2-7 day renters that are much younger---most Airbnb rentals are much shorter than a month

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2411947)

What percentage of the <1 month renters do you suppose are 6 20-somethings renting an Airbnb for a long weekend? The Villages is a big place and I spend my time in a small corner of it but my experience would put that percentage near 0.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2412000)

Then let me rephrase: Which would you rather have next to you----a 65 year old couple that rents for 2 months every year, or an Airbnb?

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2411991)

My neither of the carts I've owned had our names, nor any decal.

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2411560)

The Developer may control the local elected officials, but not the voters.

I'm sure there are plenty of folks in The Villages who have experience with Voter Initiatives.
Curbing STR's & generating tax revenue from the ones that remain, seems like it would be a fairly easy sell to John Q. Public.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2412016)

Yeah voter initiatives don't work so well in a state that requires 60% of the vote to pass something that the majority of voters want.