We list our remote grid-free casita at Airbnb and could be subject to a $375 inspection fee and $300 annually ostensibly to cover upkeep on county roads and relieve pressure on water supplies. I maintain our public road through private property for about four miles and monitor our wells and septic systems.
Airbnb passes the gross receipts and lodging taxes to our guests but gouges them with additional charges often driving the cost of staying at our place beyond the reaches of many although their fees held from us include a generous liability package.
This interested party spoke from the audience last, thanked the Board and added another voice to those whose livelihoods would be adversely affected or even eliminated if the ordinance is adopted. A majority of commissioners said it will be rewritten with a focus on density and consideration for those of us who are self-reliant.
The hotel/motel associations are undoubtedly peeved about increased competition and less regulation so definitions demand refinement.
Another hearing is scheduled for 27 September.
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"Working together, citizens and county officials can formulate regulations that work for people who are providing lodging in their homes and for the many more people who don’t. That’s how it should be. Reducing short-term rentals, of course, is a problem for another ordinance with a separate public hearing. Right now, Santa Fe County needs to listen to its constituents and rework its short-term rental ordinance. That’s how to produce public policy that works for everyone." editorial, Santa Fe New Mexican
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