Post by High Priestess on Sept 22, 2018 17:26:12 GMT
Some are challenging Waco's restrictive STR rules, because planning commission approval is required even for in-home hosting:
www.wacotrib.com/news/business/waco-s-short-term-rental-restrictions-could-face-legal-legislative/article_869586d3-0d2d-54ca-881d-acd9c4a08fd3.html
www.wacotrib.com/news/business/waco-s-short-term-rental-restrictions-could-face-legal-legislative/article_869586d3-0d2d-54ca-881d-acd9c4a08fd3.html
Waco’s rules could face attacks next year by state legislators seeking to let residents use their properties as they wish.
Bolstered by a recent Texas Supreme Court decision in their favor, some said they will try once again to curb the powers of cities to regulate the fast-growing market for homes that can be reserved through online services such as Airbnb.
Property rights advocates say Waco’s 2017 ordinance could be especially vulnerable to challenge because it requires property owners to get City Plan Commission and city council approval for a short-term rental, even if it’s for renting a single room in the house while the owner is at home.
Bolstered by a recent Texas Supreme Court decision in their favor, some said they will try once again to curb the powers of cities to regulate the fast-growing market for homes that can be reserved through online services such as Airbnb.
Property rights advocates say Waco’s 2017 ordinance could be especially vulnerable to challenge because it requires property owners to get City Plan Commission and city council approval for a short-term rental, even if it’s for renting a single room in the house while the owner is at home.