“Have you ever heard the saying, ‘What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas?’” France said. “What happens in Vegas is now happening in Plano. We do not want transient folks coming in, doing what you’d do in Vegas.both described their horror whenon their block. Stethem, five months pregnant with her first child, was in her future child’s nursery and on the phone with 911 when she heard the gunfire. Hebert, a mother of two, was hosting a sleepover for her 9-year-old and was in her children’s bedroom.
Officially, there are about 1,800 STRs registered with Dallas. But estimates that include the likely thousands of unregistered STRs put that number at over 5,500. While by no means an official count, the closed FacebookThe Dallas Morningsaid that if the ban is enforced, they will continue to rent out their properties to guests willing to stay 30 days or more, instead of opting to formally lease or sell.
According to Catherine Cuellar, the city’s communications director, the ban won’t be enforced until December. For now, the city will be mailing information to registered STR owners and encouraging council members to share information with their constituents.If there is a legal challenge, and Dallas’s ordinance survives, real estate experts say the ban could cause property values to rise.
“Tourists who come to the D-FW area, most of them are looking for hotels first,” she said. “Airbnb is targeting a totally different market, with not much overlapping.”Advertisement