Short-term rentals; regulation, urban county executive form of government. (SB1701)
Introduced By
Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Regulation of short-term rentals; urban county executive form of government. Requires any ordinance adopted by the governing body of any county that operates under the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County) relating to regulation of short-term rentals to comply with various provisions related to the short-term rental of property, including limits on (i) the total number of nights permitted for short-term rental on the short-term rental operator's property and (ii) the number of short-term rental properties owned by any one person or entity. The bill also requires such ordinance to comply with various Code of Virginia provisions related to zoning enforcement, the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, real estate licensing, common interest communities, and covered entities otherwise regulated by localities. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/15/2019 | Presented and ordered printed 19104398D |
| 01/15/2019 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 01/29/2019 | Reported from Local Government with amendment (9-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/01/2019 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/01/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/01/2019 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/01/2019 | Amendments by Senator Ebbin agreed to |
| 02/01/2019 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1701E |
| 02/01/2019 | Printed as engrossed 19104398D-E |
| 02/04/2019 | Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/04/2019 | Amendments by Senator Ebbin agreed to |
| 02/04/2019 | Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB1701E2 |
| 02/04/2019 | Printed as reengrossed 19104398D-E2 |
| 02/04/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Passed Senate (26-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/06/2019 | Read first time |
| 02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 02/06/2019 | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 02/13/2019 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N) |
| 02/19/2019 | Left in Counties, Cities and Towns |
Comments
Fairfax County has grossly over regulated short-term rentals of private residences. Fairfax citizens who wish to participate in the sharing economy (AirBnB, VRBO, and others) can NOT rent their homes more than 60 days annually and if it is a second residence - NOT AT ALL! This action seems to have been taken in response to a fear of problems that simply don’t exist. In a two-year time period there were 18,000 – 20,000 code complaints and only 80 were regarding Short Term Rentals. Out of the 80 complaints only 13 were found to be valid. Out of the 13 only half were there is a Short Term Rental at this property. So in 2 years there were less than 10 complaints in an area with 1.25 Million Residents. These rentals are welcomed by 82% of the Fairfax County population according to their own survey. These people coming into Fairfax not only provide much needed supplemental income, but support all of our local small businesses - grocery stores, restaurants, retail shopping, etc. Support SB1701. Thanks Senator Ebbin for bringing it forward for us! #citizens4str