At its meeting on June 20, 2023, the Sanford City Council approved amendments to Chapter 149, Licensing, Article V, Rental Housing of the City Code, adding language to regulate short-term rentals including AirBnBs. Sanford has several short-term rental properties, including treehouses and “hobbit homes” that are among the most popular in the state.
The following are among the additions to the ordinance:
Additional requirements for short-term rentals include the following:
The full City Council meeting may be viewed on Town Hall Streams here and on YouTube here.
Photo credit: Some short-term rentals are located in residential neighborhoods, like this one in Springvale. Photo credit: Google (2019)
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