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SHORT TERM RENTALS <br />In 2011, the Florida Legislature passed legislation <br />prohibiting local governments from regulating short- <br />term rentals (i.e., AirBnB, VRBO, etc.). The Florida <br />Statutes define a short-term vacation rental as a <br />property that is rented more than three times peryear <br />for less than 30 days at a time. <br />In 2014, the Florida Legislature loosened this statutory <br />preemption on short-term rentals and permitted <br />local governments to adopt ordinances specific to <br />short-term rentals in order to address noise, parking, <br />trash, and life -safety issues created by their increased <br />presence in residential neighborhoods throughout <br />the state. However, the 2014 legislation left in place <br />existing statutory language which preempts local <br />governments from prohibiting short-term rentals or <br />regulating the duration or frequency of the rental. <br />Since 2014, the Florida Legislature has been routinely <br />confronted with proposed legislation which <br />seeks to re -strengthen the preemption on a local <br />government's ability to regulate short-term rentals. <br />Oppose policies which would preempt a local <br />government from establishing local ordinances <br />related to short term rentals. <br />Support policies which strengthen the ability <br />of a local government to establish ordinances <br />relating to short-term rental properties. <br />182 <br />