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Resident asks Goodyear council why assisted‑living homes lack required liability insurance
Summary
At the May 4 meeting, resident Lisa Oster urged the Goodyear City Council to clarify whether assisted‑living residential homes must carry liability insurance after a local facility was closed for violations; staff said the city manager and city attorney will coordinate a formal response.
Lisa Oster, a Goodyear resident from the Portales community, urged the City Council on May 4 to clarify the city’s liability‑insurance requirements for assisted‑living residential homes after a facility there was shut down by the Arizona Department of Health Services for numerous violations. “It is my understanding that there are currently no specific liability insurance requirements for these facilities,” Oster told the council, and asked whether the city would consider requiring comparable proof of coverage for assisted‑living operations.
Oster referenced a comment she said was made by Assistant City Attorney Philip Cochran noting that Goodyear code 8‑7 requires short‑term rental properties such as Airbnb listings to maintain liability insurance coverage of at least $500,000 or to operate through a platform that provides equivalent or greater coverage, with civil penalties for violations. Oster said the Portales community’s experience with the closed assisted‑living residence motivated her request that the city explain its position and any plans to pursue similar insurance requirements for assisted‑living homes.
The acting city manager told Oster the city would coordinate with the city attorney and provide a response. The transcript does not record a policy change, a staff report with follow‑up dates, or a council directive to draft an ordinance; the acting city manager said only that staff and the city attorney would coordinate and reply.
What happens next: staff committed to follow up with the resident and the city attorney. No formal motion or ordinance was introduced during the meeting; the transcript does not record a timeframe or specific next steps for any regulatory change.
