Dallas report finds no negative impact from short-term rentals
Dallas report finds no negative impact from short-term rentals
A city of Dallas report concluded short term rental properties do not have a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhoods and communities.
DALLAS - A city of Dallas report concluded short term rental properties do not have a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhoods and communities.
The city s analysis of short term rentals concluded that STRs do have more 311 and 911 calls associated with their addresses, but the difference is only one more call per house a year.
But people who live near problem houses find that hard to believe.
Updated: 9:03 AM CDT May 7, 2021
DALLAS Dallas City Council got an earful from residents on Wednesday, as the general public had its first chance to comment on short-term rentals in the city.
The phrase short-term rentals, or STRs, is shorthand for the rooms and houses rented for days, weeks or longer through AirBNB and Vrbo. Some of the 78 people who Zoomed their thoughts waited hours to speak because of a delay in the council agenda.
Still, when the time came, they were ready.
“They’ve infiltrated our neighborhood,” said Laura Palmer from the Bishop Arts district of STRs.
Others described parking jams, burglaries and noise they attributed to these properties.
UPDATED at 10:20 a.m. May 6 with a statement from an online rental platform.
Supporters and opponents of short-term rentals said Wednesday that they favor increased oversight in Dallas but were split on whether the city should allow them to continue operating or impose a ban.
Nearly 100 people spoke during a Dallas City Council public hearing on regulating rooms and homes advertised on Airbnb, VRBO and other platforms.
Dallas currently doesn’t have rules for short-term rentals. Owners should register with the city and pay hotel occupancy taxes, but most of them don’t do either. The city also doesn’t have an effective way to enforce fines or punish property owners with the most complaints.