A proposal on Nantucket would prohibit short-term rentals in residential zones unless the owner lives in the home for at least six months each year or long-term rentals are used more than short-term.
Residents of Nantucket will vote Saturday on an issue that has divided the island: Restrictions on short-term rentals.
"If you live in a residential neighborhood and would like to short-term rent your home, you're absolutely able to, but the home needs to be used more as a residence than as a short-term rental," said Emmy Kilvert, a sponsor ofThe proposal would prohibit short-term rentals in residential zones unless the owner lives in the home for six months or more every year, or if long-term rentals are used more than short-term.
According to a study by the UMass Donahue Institute, only 5% of short-term rentals, as they exist now, could operate without any changes.
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