On January 28, 2009, the City of Miami Beach Commission voted unanimously to prohibit rentals of less than 6 months in single family home districts.
Given the option of allowing rentals of either 1 month, 3 months, or 6 months, the Commission chose the most restrictive option. While members of the community spoke in favor of allowing either rentals of 1 or 3 month minimums or no limitations on how often or how long people can rent their homes, their voices were ignored.
The Code requires another reading and vote before the ordinance can become effective. It is currently scheduled to be on the February 26th Agenda; however, the Agenda will not be available until the 20th.
We urge you to watch the video of the Commission Meeting (mms://stream.miamibeachfl.gov/tv20%20archive/commission%20meetings/com_20090128_part03.wmv scroll your video browser to 03:46:00) and educate yourself.
Contact the Commission. Tell them how you feel. Please send an email, in your own words (even if it is only one sentence), and include your name and address. These are the Commissioners’ email addresses.
MayorBower@miamibeachfl.gov; jerry@miamibeachfl.gov; saul@miamibeachfl.gov; victor@miamibeachfl.gov; jonah@miamibeachfl.gov; ed@miamibeachfl.gov; deede@miamibeachfl.gov;
The following are common issues raised in public hearings:
- Wealthy home owners and the Miami hotels are pushing this ordinance to protect themselves not the rest of us.
- Most Florida cities only regulate rentals less than 30 days.
- Short term rentals help some people avoid foreclosure.
- This new ordinance could cause people to lose their homes.
- Vacant homes are a crime hazard.
- Most short term rentals cause fewer problems to the community than long term rentals.
- There are not enough long term renters to fill the houses.
- Short term rentals have been around for a long time.
- Party house, noise, parking, and trash ordinances already address community concerns.
- Compensating property owners for the loss of rental income could cost the City millions.
- The City’s primary industry is tourism.
- Many residents and second home owners want to rent their home how they want or have guests without interference from the City.
- The courts recognize the rights of property owners who rented short term before ordinances were adopted.
Your action is appreciated. If you would like to do more to safeguard property rights please contact us. miamibeachpropertyrights@gmail.com
3 comments:
why why why are they doing this, can't they see it's our right who we let use our homes!?! why do a few bad houses have to take away all of our rights?! don't they understand many of us use occasional rentals to help pay our taxes which have gone so high?! can my in-laws come and visit me? is that ok? can i have a dog? oh brother, big brother is here.
Quality of life, It's wonderful that people whom could not afford some of these properties, try to rent it out short term and recover some of the cost.
What most people are forgetting is the quality of life. I don't know about you, but every winter, I have to worry about who parks on my lawn, why I can not get any sleep at night, and where I will be placing the extra garbage that I find on the lawn.
it's become easier for me to call the cops than to ask the vacationers to lower the volume. Ever have 3 cars show up on your lawn when you come back from dinner. I have, at that point I went to the police station and had them all towed.
I came to live in Miami beach to relax, not to be stressed, I won't move, and I dread that I might have to for a home owners association just to protect my right to happiness.
Just because you bought the dream and now can not afford it does not mean that I have to change to accommodate you.
I believe you have the right to do as you wish on your property, rent it as much as you like. just as I have the right to call the cops every time your tenant violates the law and causes me any grief.
I bet people that bought a house as a second home would not like to have the tenants and vacationer's live next to them, causing all sorts of problems.
very well said, and i tend to agree, but i know people who have been renting their homes since the 1980s for a season, maybe 2-4 months, and there's no issue, how can we create a balance? many of us who moved here came here after renting as tourists, and fully expected to see houses rented for a month or two, but to respectful people. 3 cars on the lawn is unacceptable, garbage is unacceptable, but do we prohibit permanent residents because some of them throw parties every weekend, park a boat in their driveway, cars on the street, etc. how we compromise so everyone gets to keep their rights? i don't know the answer. good for you for calling the police, i would. i think we also have to remember that people who have second homes carry a great tax burden for the rest of us, they have a right to rent their home, provided their tenants obey the law. how to enforce the law and protect their rights? anyone have any ideas?
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