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>And it should be ended using the government.

I was surprised by two things when Chattanooga banned new short-term rental applications:

First) that it even passed

& 2nd) that the grandfathering clause conveys with the deed on all future sales [†]

But still I consider this a small and necessary victory to prevent future homebuilds from unhousing. A year later (last year) our surrounding county also placed its own bespoke STR restrictions, mostly different from the city's (of course!).

[†] IMHO, these have ALWAYS been a violation of most SFH zonings (e.g. R-1), so I would like to see some sort of "phase out" or "non-conveyance" so that eventually everybody is following laws enacted of its constituencies —if not immediate/timed



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