Post by Logan on Apr 25, 2016 4:03:00 GMT -6
The city synonymous with master planning and suburban order is a surprising hot spot for short-term vacation rentals, a trend that is creating overnight entrepreneurs and fueling neighborhood conflict.
Irvine, not any beach city or Disneyland’s hometown of Anaheim, has seen the biggest jump in Orange County in the number of homeowners offering to rent out their properties via online vacation-rental services, data show.
And the spike in alternative lodging in Irvine, the county’s third-biggest city, is prompting neighbor complaints and a quiet city crackdown that some view as nothing short of an unofficial ban on vacation rentals.
“I feel like I’ve been vilified by the city,” said Jorge Zamora, an Irvine property owner who is fighting an Irvine-issued citation over a short-term rental.
Read more: www.ocregister.com/articles/city-713447-irvine-short.html
Irvine, not any beach city or Disneyland’s hometown of Anaheim, has seen the biggest jump in Orange County in the number of homeowners offering to rent out their properties via online vacation-rental services, data show.
And the spike in alternative lodging in Irvine, the county’s third-biggest city, is prompting neighbor complaints and a quiet city crackdown that some view as nothing short of an unofficial ban on vacation rentals.
“I feel like I’ve been vilified by the city,” said Jorge Zamora, an Irvine property owner who is fighting an Irvine-issued citation over a short-term rental.
Read more: www.ocregister.com/articles/city-713447-irvine-short.html