STR's...you make them sound like a venereal disease. These owners pay taxes to the town AND on their rentals. What someone does with their property is really not your business. in a state with the motto 'live free or die', you are calling for the taking of private property rights. These 'str's' can be regulated but should not be denied.
Yes, STR's are taxed but the taxes don't come close to compensating the community for the congestion, use of infrastructure, and depriving residents of their quiet enjoyment. Conway and other towns should tax STR's at 40 or 50% or even 100%. The renters would still come, and the revenue could benefit to our communities by enabling reductions in property tax. Rental properties should also be taxed at a much higher rate than residential properties, perhaps by enacting large homestead exemptions.
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STR's...you make them sound like a venereal disease. These owners pay taxes to the town AND on their rentals. What someone does with their property is really not your business. in a state with the motto 'live free or die', you are calling for the taking of private property rights. These 'str's' can be regulated but should not be denied.
Yes, STR's are taxed but the taxes don't come close to compensating the community for the congestion, use of infrastructure, and depriving residents of their quiet enjoyment. Conway and other towns should tax STR's at 40 or 50% or even 100%. The renters would still come, and the revenue could benefit to our communities by enabling reductions in property tax. Rental properties should also be taxed at a much higher rate than residential properties, perhaps by enacting large homestead exemptions.
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