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Karen Romero Estrada, an Anaheim resident who works as a research analyst with Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD), writes that Garden Grove should shut down short term rentals.
Changes approved by a split city council Tuesday are compromises that city staff say will lead to a settlement of a lawsuit, but they also could extend the time some rental owners were given to phase out their businesses.
At a recent meeting, city council members made tweaks to the city’s ban on short-term rentals that were largely in response to lawsuits filed by operators and hosting platforms. Some residents say they felt blindsided by the changes.
Democrat Jose Moreno and Republican Robert Nelson put incumbent Councilman Jordan Brandman on the defensive by focusing on his support of tax giveaways to Disneyland and other hotels.
An alliance of short term rental owners in Anaheim have filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s ban on the home rentals, joining the web platforms AirBnB and HomeAway in fighting the new law.
Nearly 70 people marched outside the Anaheim City Hall Tuesday evening and called for the City Council to enact a strict ban on short-term rentals, which have exploded in the neighborhoods surrounding Disneyland.
Mayor Tom Tait’s call for a ban came after a workshop on the issue Tuesday brought out dozens of supporters and opponents of the businesses.
Sherwood Village was once a sleepy neighborhood of town homes in Anaheim — but the new age of short-term rentals has changed that.
The Anaheim City Council Tuesday night extended a moratorium on applications for new short term rentals after hearing from residents who say the businesses are destroying their neighborhoods.
Faced with a deluge of complaints from residents, city councils in both cities hit the breaks on the fast growing short term rental business.
