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Board allows application filed before HOA amendment; neighbors say covenants now prohibit short‑term rentals

City of Oklahoma City Board of Adjustments · March 19, 2026
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Summary

Neighbors protested a home‑sharing application in Hefner Village, citing a recently recorded CCR amendment that they say bans short‑term rentals; the board allowed the application to proceed because the filing date predated the recorded amendment and read city ordinance language that gives the board discretion to consider recorded covenants as a basis for denial.

A contested home‑sharing application in the Hefner Village neighborhood drew multiple public protests on March 19 as neighbors argued a recently recorded amendment to their covenants now expressly prohibits short‑term rentals.

Larry Harris, a Hefner Village HOA board member, told the Board of Adjustments the HOA had adopted an amendment (CCR 8.11) that "expressly prohibit[s] short‑term rentals" and added requirements including one‑year ownership and a six‑month minimum stay. "We have passed a new…

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