The Carlise report grossly misrepresented the will of the people present at the town halls. Most in attendance want Ann Arbor to enforce current rules and not to ban non-owner occupied STRs. Here are a couple of reasons that Ann Arbor should not ban STRs - non-owner-occupied.
1. STRs serve a distinct purpose that hotels cannot. My son is very allergic to all nuts and soy. When we travel, we use vacation rentals so we can have access to a kitchen to make his meal. Commercials rooms with kitchens are often not available and often understocked. To ban such rentals here is to make AA inaccessible to families like mine.
2. Ann Arbor is home to the best hospital in the US, and people come from all over for treatment. Many families need to stay in town for weeks. STRs not occupied by owners are often the most practical and affordable for these families - and are more comfortable, which is important for that cancer patient and their family. Regulate non-owner-occupied STRs, do not ban!
The Carlise report grossly misrepresented the will of the people present at the town halls. Most in attendance want Ann Arbor to enforce current rules and not to ban non-owner occupied STRs. Here are a couple of reasons that Ann Arbor should not ban STRs - non-owner-occupied.
1. STRs serve a distinct purpose that hotels cannot. My son is very allergic to all nuts and soy. When we travel, we use vacation rentals so we can have access to a kitchen to make his meal. Commercials rooms with kitchens are often not available and often understocked. To ban such rentals here is to make AA inaccessible to families like mine.
2. Ann Arbor is home to the best hospital in the US, and people come from all over for treatment. Many families need to stay in town for weeks. STRs not occupied by owners are often the most practical and affordable for these families - and are more comfortable, which is important for that cancer patient and their family. Regulate non-owner-occupied STRs, do not ban!