California Appeals Court Rules Santa Barbara Can't Enforce Vacation Rental Ban – Courthouse News Service
(Image by Egor Shitikov from Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — California’s novel coastal protection law — the California Coastal Act — protects public access along the state’s entire 840-mile coast and ensures affordable accommodations are available to visitors. Even though the 1976 law was enacted decades before popular home sharing apps like AirBnB and Vrbo turned the vacation lodging industry on its head, a state appellate court Tuesday found it effectively protects the rights of private property owners to rent their coastal residences to vacationers. In an 11-page order, Seco...
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