Bradenton Beach Quality of life proposal

Holmes Beach is discussing the vacation rental ordinance in a work session 11-24-2015.   It appears a regular session is scheduled at 7 PM so sometime after that will be the work session.  We often get questions on how to find times and agendas.  Best thing to to is google the city and review agenda…

If you are following the Anna Maria City vacation rental ordinance you should make the commission meeting Thursday, June 11th, 2015.  We have been informed of a modification which the city plans to make to grandfather existing reservations prior to April 8th when the ordinance was passed.   This we believe is a result of…

We have talked to several property managers and most agree, the inspection process for Anna Maria City is relatively painless.  There have been a few trouble spots where bedrooms are less than 100 sq ft and that does create some pain for some owners.  There are several Bert Harris Claims submitted in the middle of…

On July 22, 2015, an informal mediation was held between the parties.  In advance of the meeting, the parties agreed to maintain the communications at the informal mediation as confidential to encourage an open and honest discussion. Last week, the City filed a motion to disqualify the honorable Judge Lakin from the case.  Judge Lakin accepted…

Anna Maria City Commissioners April 9th passed a vacation rental ordinance which is a severe over reach of their powers. The draft ordinance is attached here for your review. While there are many problematic issues for all of us the most severe issues relate to occupancy as well as parking. 1) Occupants: The maximum day…