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Continued from page 13 compliance with all local, state and federal laws. This can include all occupancy, parking, noise limits, etc., or even the registering and licensing requirements that local communities already may have in place.

My legislation would also provide legal relief options for neighbors and local communities when a short-term rental property becomes problematic, and a local government does not have the policing force or manpower to enforce their ordinances and laws.

But to keep a healthy balance, House Bill 1363 will also prohibit local governments from unnecessarily prolonging or stalling the licensing or registering of short-term rentals that are in compliance with all ordinances, laws or requirements.

Finally, my legislation will allow the courts to direct listing platforms for short-term rentals to delist properties, if they are continuously a nuisance property, and the court deems delisting necessary.

I hope that my legislation will be a step in the right direction to help foster short-term rentals in a healthy way, invigorating our local economy and boosting our tourism, without allowing them to become neighborhood nuisances.