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Residents urge Simi Valley to ban short‑term rentals, telling council they harm neighborhoods

2532845 · March 11, 2025
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Summary

Multiple residents urged the council to ban short‑term rentals (STRs), saying STR operators, often nonresident owners, create noise, parking and safety problems and deplete housing stock. Council members said staff will return with a report this spring.

Several Simi Valley residents used the public‑comment portion of the March 10 council meeting to ask the council to ban short‑term rentals (STRs) in residential neighborhoods.

Alain Eason, speaking as a 41‑year Simi Valley resident, called for an outright ban and said nearby cities such as Moorpark, Camarillo and Ojai prohibit…

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