The city of Pearland voted Monday night in favor of regulations for short-term property rentals.
Bill Wiatrak runs an Airbnb out of his Pearland home with several elaborately themed rooms -- an escape room and his garage turned into a mock prison. His rental property is the talk of the neighborhood, which is located on Verona Drive in the Green Tee Terrace subdivision.
“Well, I wasn’t doing events here, but I was doing videos, music videos,” Wiatrak said. “A lot of hip-hop artists, Paul Wall’s been here, Slim Thug’s been here.”“He’s a great entertainer. He’s very intelligent worldwide, but not here,” said Bailey. “We don’t need a Las Vegas there, or a whore house, or a swap house, whatever, party house.”The city of Pearland took Wiatrak to court in September of 2021 for 78 violations after they said he ignored a 2020 court-issued cease and desist order.
The city of Pearland voted in favor of a short-term rental ordinance Monday night, which would require rental property owners to have a permit and undergo safety inspections. “We can revoke their permit, for example, if they have certain types of behavior that happens at a property, we can revoke their license or permit to do that,” Cole said.
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