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Residents say Skokie short-term-rental pilot effectively bans small home operators; board urged to revisit fees and five-day minimum
Summary
At the May 4 meeting Michelle Mackenzie Voigt and other residents urged the board to reconsider the newly adopted 18-month short-term rental pilot (effective May 1), calling its fees and a mandatory five-day minimum punitive for small, home-based operators and arguing the village can enforce nuisance rules without removing this source of income.
During the public-comment period, resident Michelle Mackenzie Voigt told the board the village's newly adopted 18-month pilot restricting short-term rentals, which took effect May 1, "has gone much too far," calling required fees and a five-day minimum stay effectively punitive and a "de facto ban." Voigt said many hosts are long-time residents who rent a room to make ends meet and that the program's costs and…
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