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short-term vacation rentals

From Vacation Rental Deregulation to School Board Term Limits: 11 Dead Issues from the 2019 Session

May 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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When lawmakers hit the road Saturday after ending the 2019 legislative session, they left behind hundreds of bills and issues that did not pass. But there’s always the 2020 session, which will start in eight short months.

Not Dead Yet: Vacation-Rental Bill Flagler Opposes Clears Last House Committee , 17-11

April 24, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Today's vote was another reversal for Flagler County government and its attorney, Al Hadeed, who's argued the county's position at five successive legislative hearings.

A bill that would end Flagler County’s authority to regulate short-term rentals cleared its last House committee and appears headed for a clash with its Senate version, which is very different. If differences aren’t resolved, the bills die.

In Big Victory for Flagler Government, Feared Vacation-Rental Bill Suddenly in Retreat in Legislature

April 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Sen. Jeff Brandes, a member of the Community Affairs Committee, explains his amendment, which essentially lets governments like Flagler County maintain their existing regulations of short-term rentals. (Florida Channel)

Flagler County’s vacation-rental regulations currently in place would be preserved according to a new version of a Senate bill the county had been fighting before. And a House bill may be dead.

Vacation-Rental Bill Hearing Rescheduled Just as Key Senate Committee Begins Debate

April 3, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Sen. Tom Lee, who chairs the Community Affairs Committee, ran out of time just as the vacation-rental bill was being heard late this afternoon. (Florida Channel)

Sen. Tom Lee, the seasoned chairman of the Community Affairs Committee, didn’t ant the bill rushed through debate, as had been the case on a previous occasion before Sen. Travis Hutson.

House Panel Votes 9-6 to End Vacation Rental Regulations in 3rd Straight Defeat for Flagler

March 28, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Rep. Paul Renner's opposition to a vacation-rental bill was not enough to convince a House subcommittee this morning to kill the bill. (Florida Channel)

Flagler County government had staked its chances on killing the bill in this particular committee because Rep. Paul Renner, who represents Flagler, sits on the panel and had pledged to do what he could to halt the bill’s momentum.

At Vacation-Rental Town Hall, Renner Hears Unanimity Against Impairing Local Control

March 26, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

A sizable crowd turned out on short notice for a town hall meeting on beach repairs and short-term vacation rental issues affecting the Hammoc Saturday afternoon at the Hammock Community Center. The town hall meeting was hosted by Rep. Paul Renner, left, and County Commissioner Greg Hansen. (© FlaglerLive)

A standing-room-only crowd at Saturday’s Hammock Town Hall urged Rep. Paul Renner to battle a legislative attempt to scale back local regulatory control of vacation rentals won through a 2014 law.

Flagler’s Hutson Files Amendment to Vacation-Rental Bill That Would “Eviscerate” Regulations

March 16, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Sen. Travis Hutson has no issues with Flagler County's vacation-rental regulations, and even sees them as working well. Yet he's filed an amendment to a bill in the Senate that would severely weaken those regulations. (© FlaglerLive)

Sen. Travis Hutson had supported the 2014 law enabling Flagler County to regulate vacation rentals. His amendment, which he calls a “compromise,” would scale that back even though he sees no problems with local regulations or short-term rentals.

Flagler May Lose Vacation Rental Regulations Just 2 Years After Regaining Authority

March 13, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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After a three-year battle, Flagler County government regained the right to regulate short-term rentals in the Hammock, which had become disruptive to local residents. Now the state is poised to take that authority away–again.

Flagler County Revises Vacation-Rental Rules as Lawmakers Propose Yet More Changes

January 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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The county commission’s authority is limited but it plans to stiffen fines against vacation-rental rule violators. Lawmakers meanwhile, catching on to the controversy, may revert more regulatory authority to local governments.

Judge Rules Mostly in Favor of Flagler County Authority to Regulate Vacation Rentals

June 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Judge Orfinger denied an attempt by short-term vacation-rental owners and managers to stop county regulations from taking effect, though on one count he ruled that the ordinance may not apply to contracts signed before mid-February, when the ordinance was passed.

Vacation Rental Company Sues Flagler County Two Weeks After Regulations Are Approved

March 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Steven Milo, head of Vacation Rental Pros, sued the Flagler County Commission, an eight-count action that alleges property, privacy and equal protection rights violations.

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