Pacific Grove, CA Legalizes Short-term Rentals to Reap Tax Benefits

The Pacific Grove City Council voted unanimously this week to modify a 12-year old restriction on rentals for less than 30 days. The modification would permit rentals of residential property with registration, licenses, and payment of transient occupancy tax. This move will not only legitimize activity that has been going on in the City, but will bring in some much-needed cash flow to this town.

After twelve years of short-term rentals occurring throughout the city, despite an ordinance against such rentals, the City of Pacific Grove decided to take a different approach. The City’s current ordinance, enacted by the City Council in 1997, disallows rentals of single-family residences for less than 30 days. The City has now taken the position that these rentals should be licensed, inspected and taxed. The City missed out on over a million dollars in revenue that could have been generated since the original ordinance was passed.

The advent of legalization of rentals less than 30 days is reportedly joyous news to visitors, property managers, owners of second homes in PG, and PG business persons, all of whom will benefit from having visitors to the area.

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Miami Beach sends short-term rental law back to drawing board

Miami Beach commissioners balked at a measure to regulate short-term rental communities on Wednesday, saying the proposed rule still needs work.

The commission sent the proposal back to the city's land use and development committee for tweaking and further discussion. You are encouraged to contact City Commissioners with your views.

Click here to read the Miami Herald Article

City Commission to Decide Fate of Rental Properties

On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, the City Commission will hear the first reading of the Planning Board's proposed ordinance prohibiting all rentals less than six months and one day in certain areas South of Fifth, West Avenue/Bayfront, and Flamingo Park (Bed and Breakfast hotels excepted).

The ordinance would allow short-term rentals in areas of North Beach and Collins Park, and suggests "grandfathering" short-term rental properties in prohibited areas, subject to strict rules for qualification.

The ordinance would apply to single family homes in these areas, as well as apartments buildings and condominiums. It will not apply to apartments in single family zones (RS 1-4).

See newly released Staff Report: click here

The City Commission Agenda is extremely long and discussion of the short-term rental issue is unlikely until the late-afternoon or early evening. If you plan to attend arrival time is at your discretion.

We suggest anyone who owns rental property, or wishes to rent property in the future, should attend this meeting and write the City Commission @

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