Government
BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO
Nearly 86% of Lewisville short-term rental owners are in compliance after a city ordinance went into effect July 8 requiring rental owners to apply and maintain permits for their properties, according to an Oct. 21 presentation. Owners must obtain the permit each year prior to renting and advertising units, as well as pay monthly hotel occupancy taxes. City Council members voted to amend regula- tions on short-term rentals Jan. 8 before voting to ban new short-term rental properties for one year in February. The details According to city documents, 62 permits have Data shows 86% of short-term rentals in compliance
been issued and 16 were in progress as of Oct. 21. Since the ordinance went into effect, around 30 properties—roughly 25%—stopped operating as a short-term rental. City officials have also sent out notices of viola- tions to properties not in compliance with the new ordinance including 80 first notices, 37 second notices, and 27 warnings and citations. Going forward The short-term rental ban expires in March 2025 and officials will return to council in February 2025 with additional updates. The first round of permit renewals will begin next August. Staff are also working toward several improvements in the process including: • Streamlining citation issuance • Working with listing companies to remove short-term rentals refusing to comply • Launching a new portal in 2025 for permits and tax payments • Establishing an audit process for short-term rental properties
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JUSTIN RD.
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LEWISVILLE LAKE
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SOURCE: CITY OF LEWISVILLE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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