Ken Chan sued Excise and Licenses in Denver District Court, alleging that the city’s “vague language” around primary residences wrongly cost him his short-term rental license and the income it has provided him in recent years, resulting in financial hardship.
“When I think of a nomad, I think of somebody crossing the desert, going point to point, watering hole to watering hole,” one host said. “I don’t do that. I buy roundtrip tickets.”
One STR host concerned with Excise & Licenses rules limiting options for homeowners worked on a transition committee for new mayor Mike Johnston; he's written city council members, too.