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Santa Fe District 2 candidates call for stronger enforcement, rules for short‑term rentals
Summary
Candidates described short‑term rentals as worsening housing affordability and urged stronger enforcement, code changes to limit numbers and penalties, and in some cases proximity limits or area bans to protect neighborhoods.
At the forum, short‑term rentals (STRs) drew sharp, often aligned criticism from candidates who said they are exacerbating housing unaffordability and neighborhood displacement.
Paul Bustamante said the city code currently allows unlimited STRs in certain nonresidential zones and reported that enforcement had only two dedicated staff as of November. "We need to bump up that enforcement...and take a look at changing the code so that…
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