UPDATE: Short Term Rentals Ordinance - Charlotte
Summary of Events
April 5, 2022 the North Carolina State Appeals Court ruled on the short term rental lawsuit filed David and Peg Schroeder from 2021. With this ruling aspects of Wilmington’s short term rental ordinance were struck down. The requirements for permits and permissions to lease or rent and the registrations of rental properties are not allowed under existing state law. The law suit does not eliminate a municipalities ability to regulate short term rentals. Click for Full Ruling
“What the Wilmington ruling makes clear, Badgett said, is that short-term rentals are an independent land use. That means they can have independent zoning laws on them, much like a bed and breakfast or day care center. Development standards like parking requirements, limits on large events, trash management, insurance and safety requirements can be applied to short-term rentals — as long as they’re not tied to any registration program, Adam Lovelady, a colleague of Badgett’s, wrote in a recent blog post. There’s a good argument, Lovelady wrote, that a separation requirement could stand even with the Wilmington ruling. Ultimately, cities have to decide what’s best for their community, Badgett said.” Gordon Rago Charlotte Observer
Read: Proposed Restrictions on Short Term Rentals – Charlotte 10/2021