County Banning Vacation Rentals

[Hsin-I H.]

My rental property in Carmel (Monterey county) is facing a new ordinance that's making STR difficult (and expensive). They are also fining (huge fine) hosts who haven't submitted the application, or submitted late (which is me) and asking us to cancel all existing bookings, which is so disruptive to our guests who had made plans way in advance in good faith.

This issue was also highlight on Travel off Path, naming Monterey #2 spot IN THE WORLD a not to visit destination. The hosts in the area has been fighting with the county on this but they are again, trying to ban STR entirely. Who's behind this? Always politics. Pressure from local voters and corporate hotels. County is getting a lot of money no matter what ($13000 for a permit and all the fine that they are gathering!)

https://www.traveloffpath.com/7-destinations-americans-shoul...

https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/...

Does anyone have similar experience battling with their county? 

[John Underwood]

I have heard of more and more places making it hard or impossible to have STR'S.

Sorry this is happening to you.

Hopefully you can make it work or have an exit stategy.