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Dearborn Heights council debates short-term rental ban; moratorium motion fails
Summary
Council members debated an immediate ban and moratorium on short-term rental properties and directed special legal counsel to draft an enforceable ordinance; a last-minute resolution to ban short-term rentals failed in a roll-call vote.
Council members debated how to regulate short-term rental properties in Dearborn Heights on Feb. 25 as frustrated residents and several council members pressed for an immediate prohibition while others urged a legally defensible ordinance and enforcement plan.
Councilman Tom Wenzel proposed a resolution that would make operating short-term rentals in the city illegal “immediately upon approval” unless and until the council adopted a detailed ordinance and an enforcement plan. Wenzel said short-term renters “do nothing for our community, only harm,” and argued that if the city cannot effectively regulate the use it should ban it.
Supporters of a quick ban said short-term rentals have…
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