Does the City plan on actually addressing Illegal Short-Term rentals or just check calendar dates?

Most of us are tired of having to be forced to live next to illegal hotels.

If people like you would mind their own business, the world would be a much better place.

Happy Face - I find it hilarious that people like you feel that people like myself and others who don't want to tolerate Illegal Hotels in our neighborhoods should just "shut up" because you don't feel we should have a say in how our neighborhoods should function.

Well, we're not going away quietly. So you'd better get used to it.
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To the original poster:

Please do check to ensure that your DirtBag neighbor is not also claiming Homestead -- as that is the norm. They like to have both the advantage renting their house like an Illegal Hotel and also double-dip by not paying taxes. It's called "Fraud" and there are fines and jail time for that crime.

Because these Illegal Hotel rentals are typically committing tax evasion, the county is extremely receptive to learning about this and will also impose FINES in the thousands of dollars on the home owners.

I highly recommend that you investigate and report them. It can be done Anon as well.

Good luck with shutting this garbage down. You should not be forced to live like this.

Go figure....I checked the property out and it's another home owner committing Tax Fraud by renting their property and claiming Homestead.

The city of St. Pete is enabling these crimes.

The owners of this property live in OREGON. And are claiming Homestead.

Their homestead is being cancelled for 2019 already. I think it is time to start complaining to DBPR Division of hotels and restaurants. You have to have a special license for transient rentals. It is time to make them shut these businesses down. The legislature might allow you to rent your property, but you still have to follow non-transient and transient laws and zoning. Call to action:

www.myfloridalicense.com - You can file anonymous.

There is also a HAPPENING NOW! phone number on the website and you can call it in as you see the action happening. If you don't get results, then start emailing Tallahassee Division of Hotels and Restaurants.

Here it is: DBPR - Happening Now phone number: 866-532-1440

Print the ads that you find online and report them.

Update from the Codes Compliance Department: a case has been opened and is being investigated for this reported location. Any further updates or action will be handled by the Codes department. To track the status of this case, or to find contact information for the assigned investigator, click here:

https://actiononline.stpete.org/Click2GovCE/casesearch.html?caseYear=18&caseNumber=18748

or call 727-893-7373 and refer to the above case number.

Codes Compliance 6 assigned this issue to J Corbett

Taking care of your community is our business. It is folks who dont care and folks who just do what they want ruining our communities.. Sorry all of st pete is our business. as voters we have an interest as well. fix it. and I am reporting some in my community as well. thank you fix it for great info I will bring to an association meeting.

I only have experience on my block. There's along term rental house where the grass is rarely mowed and the house is in disrepair. The renters don't care and neither do the owners. Also, there's a short term rental home that is kept in pristine condition. I'll take short term rentals in my neighborhood over long term any day.

The issue that you reported previously has been addressed by the City, and this open work order is now closed. Please feel free to submit future requests to us via SeeClickFix St. Pete, and thanks again!