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Council moves short-term rental ordinance to second reading, sets $500 annual registration fee
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Fall River City Council voted to advance a short-term rental ordinance to second reading and approved an amendment setting the annual registration fee at $500.
Fall River City Council voted to advance a proposed short-term rental ordinance to second reading and adopted an amendment setting the annual registration fee at $500.
The ordinance, as discussed in the meeting, would allow short-term rentals (listings such as Airbnb) only where the owner occupies the unit for a minimum of nine months per year; residential units in single-family zoning districts would not be eligible. Corporation Counsel Alan Rumsey and Building Commissioner Glenn Hathaway told councilors the draft was expressly designed to prevent investor-owned units used solely for short-term rentals from…
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