by Beth Musgrave, Yahoo! News
Lexington short-term rental operators will have to be licensed and registered with the city by the end of the year.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted Tuesday to move forward with the controversial regulations that dictate where short-term rentals can go and requires an annual registration fee.
The council will likely take a final vote on the regulations, which have been debated since 2019, at its July 11 meeting. A first reading will take place at its Thursday meeting.
Lexington short-term rental operators will have to be licensed and registered with the city by the end of the year.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted Tuesday to move forward with the controversial regulations that dictate where short-term rentals can go and requires an annual registration fee.
The council will likely take a final vote on the regulations, which have been debated since 2019, at its July 11 meeting. A first reading will take place at its Thursday meeting. It’s taken four years for the city to get to this point.
Lexington is one of the few cities of its size without comprehensive regulations for short-term rentals. Louisville has had regulations on short-term rentals since 2015 and is in the process of updating them after years of complaints about too many short-term rentals in certain neighborhoods. Georgetown passed regulations on short-term rentals earlier this year.
Lexington short-term rental operators will have to be licensed and registered with the city by the end of the year.
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