The Battle To Control Short-Term Rentals Continues. Sterve Williamson and Karen McClelland welcome Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow and former City Councilor Jessica Williamson to discuss the primary issue facing the city.
They begin by reporting on a recent meeting of eight Northern Arizona mayors who came together to discuss the growing problem of short-term rentals that destroy neighborhoods and create housing shortages. Unfortunately, the cities have little to no control over short-term rentals and Republican leaders in the Arizona State Legislature still refuse to even consider bills intended to address the issue.
In Sedona, one of the latest examples of the problem is a company’s plan to evict renters from mobile home parks, replace the mobile homes, and turn them into short-term rentals.