attorney who sued city for vacation rental license

by Filiberto Kuhn 4 min read

The latest suit is from rental owners and agencies fighting the city’s vacation rental ordinance, adopted April 9. The property owners are represented in the May 28 lawsuit by attorneys Kevin Hennessy and Jennifer Cowan of the law firm of Lewis, Longman & Walker of Bradenton.

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What are the issues with vacation rentals?

No one wants to consider the possibility of something going wrong while trying to relax on vacation. However, there are some issues that could arise when staying at a vacation rental property. Some common vacation home rental disputes that might occur when a person is the owner of a vacation rental home include: 1 Issues concerning the sale or purchase of a vacation rental property; 2 Conflicts regarding rental payments made by the patrons (e.g., bounced checks, missing payments, defaulted payments, etc.); 3 Disputes concerning ownership of the property in the event of a divorce, will contest, or some other similar situation; 4 Destruction or damage done to the property that was caused by the vacationers or their guests; 5 Disputes or issues regarding the property’s home loan or home mortgage payments; 6 Issues concerning the property’s title, boundary lines, and/or land use and zoning purposes; 7 Permission to engage in illegal or unsafe activities while staying on the property, such as drug-related crimes or excessive noise violations; and/or 8 Failure to properly comply with safety or health guidelines associated with the property (e.g., property owners may not visit the property enough times per year to maintain it).

What is illegal conduct?

Illegal or unsafe conduct being allowed on the property, such as excessive noise violations or drug-related crimes. Destruction of property by vacationers. Issues regarding title, boundaries, and land use/zoning. Disputes or questions regarding the home mortgage or home loan.

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