JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The city of Jacksonville Beach has agreed to crackdown on short term rental properties.
Action News Jax told you this summer when some neighbors felt homes nearby were being run like hotels.
The new ordinance will take effect on Nov. 1.
Many in the area like Lorraine Kenny say short term rentals have resulted in late night parties, parking overflows and trash pileups.
"When we purchased the house six years ago, we were purchasing in a single-family residential community, and not a hotel district," said Kenny.
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The ordinance regulates occupancy, parking, solid waste and even implements a bed tax.
Now rentals can have no more than "two persons per bedroom plus two" and a maximum of 16 people, not including children under 24 months old.
According to the ordinance, guests are allowed to have "one parking space per four transient occupants."
The ordinance goes on to say, penalties start with warnings, before escalating to fines, enforcement proceedings, and if considered necessary by the city "injunctive relief, liens, and other civil and criminal penalties as provided by law."
Action News Jax reached out to Airbnb and VRBO asking how the ordinance will affect the businesses.
You may read the full ordinance here.
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