Short-Term Rentals

A Hilltop resident described 17 parked cars at an Airbnb wedding, a near-catastrophic house fire, blocked driveways, and a stranger banging on doors looking for "the party house," urging a ban.

She described eight months living next to an Airbnb — overflowing trash, streams of out-of-state renters — and doubted homeowners would voluntarily register or pay taxes, urging the council to keep the prohibition.

The Saratoga Oaks Lodge operator supported collecting transient occupancy tax from rentals for a level playing field, but shared concerns about party houses and enforcement costs.

She described noisy parties, strangers wandering unfenced backyards, and people knocking on doors after living next to a legal Airbnb, urging an explicit ban with steep fines.