Vacation rentals

A noteworthy case from the North Carolina Court of Appeals about the limits of Euclidean zoning.  Although the decision was issued in March 2008, it seems no one else has posted on the case, so we will. 

In City of Wilmington v. Hill, 657 S.E.2d 670 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008), the court struck…

Today we filed the Reply Brief (925kb pdf) in Maui Vacation Rental Association, Inc. v. County of Maui, No. 08-15251, the Ninth Circuit appeal from the Hawaii district court’s dismissal of MVRA‘s complaint which sought to declare Maui’s shut down of vacation rentals illegal.

I won’t go into the details, since the Reply…

The County of Maui has filed its Answering Brief in Maui Vacation Rental Association, Inc. v. County of Maui, No. 08-15251, the Ninth Circuit appeal from the Hawaii district court’s dismissal of MVRA‘s complaint which sought to declare Maui’s shut down of vacation rentals illegal.

Our Opening Brief for MVRA is posted here…

Today we filed the Opening_Brief (250kb pdf) in Maui Vacation Rental Association, Inc. v. County of Maui, No. 08-15251, the Ninth Circuit appeal from the Hawaii district court’s dismissal of MVRA‘s complaint which sought to declare Maui’s shut down of vacation rentals illegal. 

I won’t go into details of the case since the…

As reported here, a lawsuit was filed in Arizona state courts seeking to invalidate Sedona, Arizona’s prohibition on short-term rentals (less than 30 days):

Approximately 450 short-term rental properties in Sedona have beenimpacted by the new Ordinance making it illegal to advertise short-termrentals, and the Code prohibiting short-term rentals.

This ordinance was enacted by…

There’s still time to register for the “Advanced Land Use and Zoning Law” seminar to be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. 

Topics include vacation rentals, big box zoning, affordable housing exactions, landowner liability for rockfalls, an environmental law update, and a summary of recent key decisions from…