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Residents urge city action on unlicensed short-term rentals, say enforcement understaffed
Summary
Speakers at the July 23 Lake Havasu City Council meeting urged stronger enforcement of short-term rental rules, saying listings on VRBO and Airbnb far outnumber the city's short-term rental licenses and that one code officer cannot keep up.
Several Lake Havasu City residents told the City Council on July 23 that unlicensed short-term rentals are creating persistent noise, trespass and sleep-disruption problems in residential neighborhoods and that city enforcement resources are insufficient.
In public comment, Susan Stocker, a local business owner, said the city has 5,386 business licenses to date but only 266 short-term rental licenses and that third-party platforms list many more properties. "Right now, as of today, VRBO has 592 vacation rentals listed in Lake Havasu.…
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