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House Committee Postpones Debating Vacation Rental Bill That Would Have Stripped Local Authority

March 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Flagler County has kept preservation of regulatory authority among its legislative priorities year after year, as the vacation rental industry has–year after year–attempted to scrap the 2014 law and “pre-empt” local control to the state.

In a Victory for Flagler Government, Key Local Vacation Rental Regulations May Survive Yet Again

March 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Sen. Travis Hutson speaking at today's Appropriations Committee hearing during the segment on a vacation-rental bill. Hutson voted to preserve local regulatory authority. (© FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

A Florida Senate panel today in a surprise shift voted to preserve local regulatory authority of short-term vacation rentals. If that version of the bill survives and overrides a different House bill, as appears likely, then local regulations will remain in place unscathed, surviving attempts to scrap that local authority for the seventh straight year.

Controversial Vacation Rental Proposal All But Eliminating Local Regulation Advances in Senate

February 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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The ongoing battle over short-term rental regulation is of special interest to Flagler County and its local government, which last decade initiated the movement that led to the 2014 law granting local governments the power to regulate short-term rentals up to a point.

Once Again, Florida Lawmakers Move to Scrap Local Governments’ Vacation Rental Regulations

February 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Bedding down with the right legislators. (Robert Stinnett)

A years-long effort to block local governments from regulating vacation rentals is on the move again, as House and Senate leaders revive a proposal to prevent cities and counties from inspecting and licensing properties offered on platforms such as Airbnb.

Short-Term Vacation Rental Regulations Vary Unpredictably From County to County

June 8, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Awaiting guests. (Thomas Payne)

Some counties are mandating a 24-hour wait between bookings, while others are requiring “sufficient” or “adequate” time for cleaning and disinfecting.

Flagler County Reopens Vacation Rentals as State Approves Safety Plan, With Restrictions

May 21, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Flagler County’s vacation rentals may operate again after a two-month hiatus forced by a governor’s order in response to the coronavirus emergency. Rentals may resume immediately.

Shuttered Almost Two Months, Vacation Rentals May Reopen, With County and State Approval

May 18, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Counties can submit vacation-rental reopening plans to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which will have to sign off on the proposals.

Once Again, Vacation Rental Plan to End Local Regulation Falters Over Committee Hurdles

March 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Senate Rules Committee was scheduled to hear the bill (SB 1128) Monday, but bill sponsor Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah, said the measure was postponed because he lacked the support necessary to get it out of the committee.

Boosting Flagler Officials, Gov. DeSantis Is ‘Leaning Against’ Dismantling Local Vacation Rental Regulations

February 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis's stance on vacation rentals is raising hopes among Flagler officials that a local regulation, in place since 2014, will survive the Legislature's latest attempt to dismantle it and local ordinances like it. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expressing concerns about legislative proposals that would further prevent local governments from regulating short-term vacation rentals. The governor’s stance drew cheers from Flagler County Commission Chairman Dave Sullivan.

Vacation Rental Bill Restricting Local Regulation and Opposed by Flagler County Heads to House Floor

February 21, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

AirBnB. (Alper Çuğun)

The Flagler County Commission included opposition to such pre-emption among its goals this year, as it has for the past three years. Flagler’s and other counties’ and cities’ opposition in previous years defeated deregulation attempts. The momentum this year appears to be with deregulators, however.

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