Short-term rental changes in Sarasota

Also new this hour, some changes are coming to short-term rentals in the city of Sarasota. The city just voted to expand short-term rental regulations. FOX 13's Kimberly Cuison explains what's happening. Short-term rental regulations have now been expanded into the downtown Sarasota neighborhood zones. This came at the request of residents after complaints of noise, trash, and a lot of cars from the short-term rentals. The regulations were already in place for areas like Lido Beach and St. Armand Circle. The city will also be working on a new way of advertising the regulations. The city says there's about 50 short-term rentals within the downtown neighborhood areas that will have to register. The improvements that we're proposing are really a culmination of feedback that I've gotten over the last five years of administering the program. and of course there's it is balancing it's balancing the wants and needs of every different person. The commission also wants more information on the cost of inspections for short-term rentals and the outcomes of the inspections. City commissioners asked the city manager to schedule a round table with stakeholders and operators of short-term rentals to see how the program is going. From Sarasota, Kimberly Cuison, Fox 13 News.