“An AirBub rental went terribly wrong sometime near New Years Eve in this small community. It was quite a mess and took several towns police departments to clean up the mess without there being a riot.”
That is VERY frightening-—glad you posted about it.
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I think a big problem is that even if homeowners are specific in whom they will rent to sooner or later somebody is going to challenge any restrictions as being discrimination of one form or the other. Don’t want a group of rowdy college kids? Too bad. Don’t want a couple that just gives you the creeps? Too bad.
Right now the law figures if it walks like a hotel, quacks like a hotel.. well you have a hotel so laws governing hotels would be applied if any issues arise. And those laws would likely end up not favoring a homeowner.
I don’t know the answer but it would need to protect the homeowner as well as make sure the residential character of a neighborhood is preserved. The rules should be locally drafted and implemented. But if enough problems arise the state will step in.