The debate over short-term rental homes in Dallas has been raging for three years. The latest zoning plan would outlaw most of those operating now, but it remains to be seen if the city council will vote on it before May elections where at least two new city council members will be selected.
Estell said 85% of Dallas short-term rentals are whole-home rentals and most are owned by absentee investors that reduce available homes for long-term residents.City Council Member Gay Donnell Willis posted on social media about a party house over the weekend. She questioned the use of police to address a disturbance at that house.“We had people killed street racing, but we didn't confiscate all the cars. We didn't tell people they couldn't drive,” he said.
Courts have also said cities may not regulate short-term rentals and then return later with zoning rules to do away with them in certain places. “Because then you give them the vested right to operate that STR anywhere in the city of Dallas,” Estell said. The long debate is pushing close to the May 6 Dallas City Council election. Two current council members are term-limited and will be replaced. Some others face challengers who want to replace them.“It's a little bit close but we've been pushing very hard for that to happen,” Estell said. “What we don’t want to do is after three years of working on this issue, have to start that education process all over again.
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