You might also check the temperature as to movements in the area to ban STRs.

In Los Osos for example, they just recently lifted the building moratorium which had essentially imposed a ban on construction in the town for the past decades. 

@Joseph Warren welcome aboard.Be sure to post your deals under Classifieds or the Marketplace areas.Anywhere else and the Moderators will remove your posts and eventually ban you.

update: well, what do we have here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/432/topics/1171472-pep-...and BP still hasn't banned this scam artist?

The majority of the neighborhoods have a waitlist at this time.CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIAThe city voted to ban short-term rentals in all residential neighborhoods.

HMM never heard of that regarding criminals  https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/20...Using CA as an example:- not allowed to place a blanket ban based on criminal record- are not allowed to access certain forms of criminal records (arrests, post-trial diversions, sealed expunged records)- you are technically allowed to access conviction data and use it, but your interpretation of that data must comport perfectly with how CA wants you to interpret it (must have direct bearing, must have been recent enough etc)- even if you follow all of this perfectly, accessing the criminal records must not "have a discriminatory effect" so if certain special people are impacted you are still looking at liability.As a result of this legal minefield many just decide to forget looking at criminal or to find some other criteria.

It is my understanding that you cannot use the ADU for short term rentals in Los Angeles.https://therealdeal.com/la/2019/10/29/while-you-were-sleeping-la-bans-granny-flats-as-airbnbs/If you make the ADU all electric (like I did on mine), then you don't need to worry about splitting the gas. 

All the client will do is screw up the job and then blame us for it...I used to try and ban them from the jobsite, but that is tough to do.

It is effective Aug. 1, 2024.This ordinance is referred to as the Source of Income Discrimination Ban Ordinance" - which is identified in File #231019 and amends sections of Chapter 38 (Civil Rights) and Chapter 34 (Health and Sanitation) in the Missouri Revised Statutes for the purpose of classifying source of income as a protected trait in regard to housing discrimination.Here are some key takeaways from the attached ordinance:This ordinance bans discrimination against tenants based solely on:Source of income from an occupation, including gig work or paying rent in cash Use of public programs like Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, disability checks, or social security Poor credit score Prior evictions and alleged damages older than 12 months (less than 12 months can be a basis for denial) Prior convictions or arrests (sexual and violent crimes are excepted, a landlord can still deny based on these convictions)The ordinance also requires the city to proactively scan for rental ads using discriminatory language like "no Section 8" or "no past evictions".Landlords who are found to be in violation of the ordinance with respect to source of income can be fined up to $1,000 per incident.