STR Owners File Suit Against City of McCall Over Ordinance
A group of short-term rental (STR) owners is taking the City of McCall, Idaho, to court over its ordinance imposing occupancy limits and requirements on vacation rentals within city limits. Six plaintiffs filed suit in Valley County’s Fourth Judicial District Court in February seeking to overturn the 2022 ordinance and declare it unconstitutional. The group says the ordinance’s requirements put an unfair burden on STR owners to install costly sprinkler systems, utility upgrades and interior remodels in order to comply, effectively throttling their ability to do business. They argue this violates existing Idaho code, which bans cities from passing regulations on short-term rentals for anything other than protecting health, safety or general welfare. A bill from state Rep. Jordan Redman (R-Coeur d'Alene) proposed during this year's legislative session would have prevented any cities in Idaho from enacting regulations like McCall's ordinance, but it was sent back for changes after the public hearing was packed with people on both sides of the debate. The bill didn't move forward. McCall filed a response to the lawsuit on March 7, but it merely responds to the complaint's list of facts and doesn't provide a full narrative argument.
BoiseDev (ID) (04/15/24) Margaret Carmel
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