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Speakers raise safety, boat-education and lease-violation concerns tied to short-term rentals at Weatherford lake
Summary
Representatives from Lake Weatherford described incidents they attribute to short-term rentals and noted boater-education rules and lease clauses they say are being violated.
Speakers told the councils that short-term rentals create public-safety and lease-enforcement issues specific to the lake. "Most people don't know that boater education training is required by anyone born after 1993," Steve Smesny said while listing rules guests may not follow; he also urged officials to consider enforcement of lake rules for transient visitors.
Smesny also said the Lake Weatherford Community Association's lease prohibits subleasing and argued Airbnb-style rentals are inconsistent with those lease terms: "Our lease agreement... states that you cannot sublease our property. So Airbnb says a sublease. So it's illegal right there," he said. The councils recessed to consult legal counsel; no enforcement action was reported in open session.
