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Resident Samantha Treadman Blaga urges Forest Park to restrict or ban short‑term rentals after safety and nuisance incidents
Summary
At the March 23 Village Council meeting, resident Samantha Treadman Blaga described multiple safety and nuisance incidents tied to a home she says has operated as an Airbnb since September and asked the council to adopt meaningful restrictions or an outright ban on short‑term rentals in residential blocks.
At the Village Council meeting on March 23, Forest Park resident Samantha Treadman Blaga told elected officials that a house on her block has been operating as a short‑term rental since last September and that its guests have repeatedly caused safety and nuisance problems.
"Since September it has become an Airbnb last year, our life on the block has fundamentally changed," Blaga said, describing a series of incidents she blamed on rotating short‑term tenants: her car and garage were broken into, a chainsaw was taken, and…
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