Post by High Priestess on Nov 24, 2017 16:01:04 GMT
New rules for Vail:
www.steamboattoday.com/news/vail-moves-forward-with-new-regulations-for-airbnbs-other-short-term-rentals/
www.steamboattoday.com/news/vail-moves-forward-with-new-regulations-for-airbnbs-other-short-term-rentals/
After months of discussion, the Vail Town Council has passed a first reading of an ordinance regulating short-term rentals in town.
The regulations come as more property owners in town are using Airbnb to rent their units. The town for more than a year has worked to collect lodging taxes from owners, but council members decided more regulations were needed.
The proposed regulations still fall on the less-stringent end of the scale among mountain towns. Durango and Jackson, Wyoming, in particular, assess heavy fees and impose other requirements that make short-term rentals difficult.
Under the proposed ordinance, owners in Vail who want to short-term rent their units will have to meet requirements including:
"This comes down to the opinion of one person, not necessarily based on facts. It opens itself to abuse."Patrick HerliheyVail resident
• Acquiring a business license from the town and posting that license number on all internet ads.
• A signed affidavit for each unit rented to acknowledge compliance with trash, noise and parking requirements. Owners must also verify that safety equipment including fire extinguishers and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors is in the unit. Owners must also comply with homeowner association requirements.
• Information about the unit’s owner, as well as a 24-hour contact number, must be prominently posted.
• Violations that aren’t resolved with owners or property managers will be reported to the town. Owners with three or more town-assessed violations will have their licenses revoked for two years.
• Business licenses are held by owners, not the property. If a unit sells, then the new owners must apply for a new business license and meet other town requirements.
• In duplex units that have shared property including stairs or driveways, an owner wishing to do short-term rentals must obtain the consent of the other owner before being granted a town business license. Owners of duplex units that don’t have shared property are required only to notify the other unit owner.
The regulations come as more property owners in town are using Airbnb to rent their units. The town for more than a year has worked to collect lodging taxes from owners, but council members decided more regulations were needed.
The proposed regulations still fall on the less-stringent end of the scale among mountain towns. Durango and Jackson, Wyoming, in particular, assess heavy fees and impose other requirements that make short-term rentals difficult.
Under the proposed ordinance, owners in Vail who want to short-term rent their units will have to meet requirements including:
"This comes down to the opinion of one person, not necessarily based on facts. It opens itself to abuse."Patrick HerliheyVail resident
• Acquiring a business license from the town and posting that license number on all internet ads.
• A signed affidavit for each unit rented to acknowledge compliance with trash, noise and parking requirements. Owners must also verify that safety equipment including fire extinguishers and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors is in the unit. Owners must also comply with homeowner association requirements.
• Information about the unit’s owner, as well as a 24-hour contact number, must be prominently posted.
• Violations that aren’t resolved with owners or property managers will be reported to the town. Owners with three or more town-assessed violations will have their licenses revoked for two years.
• Business licenses are held by owners, not the property. If a unit sells, then the new owners must apply for a new business license and meet other town requirements.
• In duplex units that have shared property including stairs or driveways, an owner wishing to do short-term rentals must obtain the consent of the other owner before being granted a town business license. Owners of duplex units that don’t have shared property are required only to notify the other unit owner.