The City Commission voted Wednesday June 9th, 2010 to codify rental restrictions adopted by the Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association:
* No rentals allowed for less than six months.
* Rental restriction supersedes condominium association rules.
* Several properties in the Flamingo Park area may be eligible for grandfathering.
The City will apply the ban city-wide, and grandfathering will not apply in other zones unless approved by neighborhood groups.
In 2009, planning officials had recommended allowing weekly rentals in Flamingo Park and other multi-family areas, following a vote by the Land Use Committee in 2008 recommending that weekly rentals be allowed.
This new law sets a precedent that neighborhood associations should be given deference by the City Commission when passing zoning laws, rather than planning officials.
Complaints about short-term rentals by leaders of the Palm-Hibiscus-Star Islands Homeowners Association also led to the adoption of a 6 month rental ban in single-family neighborhoods in 2009.
Short-term rentals have continued there despite the ban, leading some to claim preferential treatment is given to celebrity property owners.
It is expected this property rights issue will continue to gather attention as litigation continues and ensues in both residential zones, as well as throughout the State of Florida.
6 comments:
I have read your blog regarding the short term rentals in Miami Beach and as an owner of several properties; I feel that there is selective treatment for certain property owners over others. I agree with allowing the short term rentals on Miami Beach. This is a vibrant and dynamic City that welcomes millions of visitors each year and I feel that our tourists should have the ability to rent properties on a short term basis if they wish and not be forced to rent only hotel rooms. As an owner, I am delighted to welcome tourists in my properties on a short term basis because not only is it stimulating our local economy, it is also showing the people of the world that Miami Beach is a welcoming City.
I believe that the City is violating our property rights which are a part of our Constitutional rights by not allowing us to freely and quietly enjoy our premises. This includes allowing us, the property owners, to rent short term.
If we allow the City to strip us of our rights, it won't be long before they are telling us what to eat, how to live and so forth. At this rate, we are on a path to becoming a dictatorship and not the democratic Republic we supposedly live in. Who says that the tourists who rent short term are undesirable tenants? I guess the City has probably screened EACH AND EVERY tourist coming into the City and labeled them not fit to rent properties on the beach.
I consider this ordinance to be hostile toward the tourism industry. I believe it's time the media look into this issue and uncover the truth behind the City's actions.
I have read your blog regarding the short term rentals in Miami Beach and as an owner of several properties; I feel that there is selective treatment for certain property owners over others. I agree with allowing the short term rentals on Miami Beach. This is a vibrant and dynamic City that welcomes millions of visitors each year and I feel that our tourists should have the ability to rent properties on a short term basis if they wish and not be forced to rent only hotel rooms. As an owner, I am delighted to welcome tourists in my properties on a short term basis because not only is it stimulating our local economy, it is also showing the people of the world that Miami Beach is a welcoming City.
I believe that the City is violating our property rights which are a part of our Constitutional rights by not allowing us to freely and quietly enjoy our premises. This includes allowing us, the property owners, to rent short term.
If we allow the City to strip us of our rights, it won't be long before they are telling us what to eat, how to live and so forth. At this rate, we are on a path to becoming a dictatorship and not the democratic Republic we supposedly live in. Who says that the tourists who rent short term are undesirable tenants? I guess the City has probably screened EACH AND EVERY tourist coming into the City and labeled them not fit to rent properties on the beach.
I consider this ordinance to be hostile toward the tourism industry. I believe it's time the media look into this issue and uncover the truth behind the City's actions.
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My husband and I own a condo in Miami Beach and support the restriction on short-term rentals. Our building is quiet, and we have been renting to long-term tenants, also quiet. Our tenant recently left without notice and gave his keys to Renters Cafe. They rented it out for a month without our knowledge, and their tenants caused damage, noise and disruption to the building, and stole some of our possessions. Tourists don't keep the same hours as residents and as such, should be restricted from renting in the residential area.
condos have their own rules in the building to regulate rentals, the city shouldn't tell condos what to do. the long term renters in my condo are terrible, they are in their 20s, in college, they stay up late and blast music. also, there is a single mom who stays up late blasting the tv which is on the other side of the wall from my bedroom. her kid blasts the tv when playing video games. she yells when she gets mad, and she and her boyfriend(s)?? make lots of noise. i hate long term renters. people shouldn't live this close together.
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