Las Vegas property owners faces $55K in fines for illegal short-term rental

The city of Las Vegas continues to crack down on illegal short-term rentals, and violators are racking up fines in the thousands of dollars.
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[@laqutis]

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

[@eric1302]

Not a fan of that ordinance. The government in Nevada telling you how to rent out your own house.

[@davinxi5926]

@@eric1302agreed. It’s a free market

[@Gmac_Greg_M]

@@laqutis it’s an ordinance, not a law technically.

[@tomwillis9051]

Unless you are the government then it's Oh my bad shame on us.. Nothing you can (or will) do about it..

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

Unless you have a badge that is.

[@Biden-SUCKS548]

Nice I 100% approve!

[@VistaLakesTV]

Why?

[@Biden-SUCKS548]

@@VistaLakesTV Because I bought a house in a neighborhood not a hotel !

[@VistaLakesTV]

@@Biden-SUCKS548 Ahh I got it. So you get to dictate what someone should do or how they use their OWN PROPERTY! Got it. So if you have extended family come by and stay over can you kindly have them leave because it’s not an Extended Stay Suites…. It’s a neighborhood.

[@VistaLakesTV]

@@Biden-SUCKS548 So why do the neighbors get to dictate what someone else does with their property?

[@Biden-SUCKS548]

@@jx4479 You don't own anything of value do you?

[@mannymo8364]

Kind of a dumb idea to try and run a short term rental business in a city that’s ran by the hotel industry 😂

[@Unitybrown12345]

Biggest mistake he made. If it is casinos, Mormon church, or F1, you will be crushed. City council is bought and owned by these entities.

[@JerryThomas-fg9ms]

hospitality industry is what funds the economy and allows residents to pay no income tax. operating an illegal short term rental is basically like trying to bite the hand that feeds you.

[@arthursettles]

is this america or china????

[@arthursettles]

i thought this was america not china right???

[@eile4219]

Big mistake by voting for the wrong law makers

[@emilianogabriel9613]

You need to follow the law short term rental affect all homeowners due to parking , and noise came from renters

[@kwata1123]

You wouldn’t say that if you had to live next to an airbnb

[@AmandaTexas]

Sounds like he tried to use a loophole... that didn't exist. He said something about putting into an LLC, and he thought that would be legal.

[@brentfarvors192]

No. He was told the fines wouldn't affect his liability. He was misinformed because real estate is lienable...

[@ryder4508]

People like him making rents go up for the rest of us. I don't feel bad for him. Plus, he seems like an a-hole.

[@Gmac_Greg_M]

You sound like a communist.

[@user-gw5ru6kr6c]

Airbbnb and corporations owning hundreds of houses are some of the biggest reasons rents have spiked.

[@liannanartates3064]

Shoot...how much are you asking for rent per month?? I know at least 4 people including myself that need to find an affordable place to rent because there's no where in this damn town that is even close to being affordable....

[@chrismiller755]

Facts

[@Gab1Bv]

Cuz you are poor. LOL

[@brentfarvors192]

Hint: It's twice your affordable costs...Prob asking north of 4K per month...In fact, I guarantee it!

[@ryanlewis5072]

@@Gab1Bvand you’re worth about as much as a dust mite 😂 broke mfer

[@michaelf8500]

Great job Las Vegas Code Enforcement!! Shut these neighborhoods motels down!

[@eric1302]

I hear don’t buy in a home in Nevada.

[@Gmac_Greg_M]

Go back to China communist! This is America!

[@chilogutierrez695]

Lol. Nothing is wrong with these. In a free world... I can do wtf I like with my property

[@eric1302]

@@chilogutierrez695 Not in Vegas, buddy.

[@B.Sundae]

City can definitely crack down on the crime instead of going out of the way to capture these citizens who are trying make a living

[@ChrisL-oz4lp]

The city did crack down on crime. This dude knew from the start he was breaking the law, he got warned, then did it anyway.

[@user-cf8uf6vk7k]

F*** you for thinking that he can't rent out his own house the way he wants it's f****** his,America is rapists

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

@@ChrisL-oz4lp Yes, the government needs more control over what we do in our homes. I wonder how the drafters of the Constitution would have reacted to this "crime."

[@ChrisL-oz4lp]

@@The_Savage_Wombat Not IN your home, but WITH your home. You can't conduct a commercial business in a zoned residential area.

[@lakegirl7024]

@@ChrisL-oz4lpair bnb is NOT commercial business!

[@kikimab]

Boo hoo - he’s only sad now that he’s been caught

[@user-jk3zj1cr5u]

2. Things. 1. People are tired of their neighborhoods being hotels. 2. Americans want the homes back.

[@germanshepherd6638]

Ban Airbnb!

[@eric1302]

More government regulations is what you’re saying, right?

[@daniell3235]

@@eric1302 you want random people coming into your neighborhood throwing parties?

[@CheckPoint702]

shut your german hole, people have the right to do what they will with their property.

[@jmatt98]

@@daniell3235what if I invite you to the parties? Will that change your mind?

[@jx4479]

@@daniell3235 yeah but if I own the house I can have huge orgies there every day bring a friend! Thats 100% okay by you as long as im not making any money right?

[@ksuen106]

1:13 fake business license, AND visited by code enforcement on MULTIPLE occasions. Case closed.

[@eriks8382]

Thanks columbo

[@AceLopez1]

Good for them! Hopefully, that’ll make them sell their house and help improve the housing crisis we have here.

[@ucruci]

Sounds like he was warned before and was given a fair chance to stop.

[@Honeybee-ym5vi]

Bottomline from his testimony: he knew that short-term rental was illegal. He, then, tried to skirt the law by forming an LLC. Repercussions happen. He can't rent the house now? How much rent is he currently charging? He could rent in a heartbeat if the rent falls within reasonable boundaries, but he can't hope to make up shortfalls in his finances by overcharging on rent. If short-term renters were respectful of the neighborhood and neighbors, I would have no problem with them, but they're not. They infringe on other homeowners in the area with Strip-like behavior in a local community setting, and if you don't know what I mean, you haven't been around the Strip very much.

[@PopTartLee]

You mak too much sense....run 4 President bro.

[@ryancraythorn8399]

Plus Homes like these should be owned and not rented. Hate the idea of corporations and individuals buying up homes just to rent them out, its one of the reasons why buying a home has gotten so expensive.

[@kenwatanabe7712]

Kudos to city of Las Vegas for going after these money hungry owners and not letting the fines slide. Hope this case is eye opener for rest of owners to pull ads off Airbnb

[@mondogecko01]

So now its you have no property rights eh??? I got mixed feelings when the "government" tells you what you can and can't do with your property

[@Robin-xt7yo]

​@mondogecko01 Long term rental is okay though? Just not the motel type short term.

[@bford5]

@@mondogecko01 I don't think that people should be able to open up hotels in the middle of neighborhoods. Especially when they can be easily hidden. Like folks want places to raise their families in a community that will be family friendly and safe for kids, not live next to a potential unmonitored party house available to rent for $200 a night.

[@Gmac_Greg_M]

It’s their house. They can do whatever they please with THEIR home! This is a violation of the owners 8th amendment right.

[@bford5]

@@Gmac_Greg_M but folks can’t do what they want with their bodies? Property over people?

[@t8rtaught]

They told him to stop, and he still had the listing up.

[@juanglover2777]

Ignorance isn't a defense 🙄

[@margaretmcnamara2717]

Law breaker

[@raygraham1570]

This short term rental crisis is a contributing factor to high rents and unaffordable home prices. Defund airbnb as a whole!

[@meowmeowbobo]

I see the casino's guard dogs is working hard for their master

[@jimmiewilliams5972]

He knew now he’s playing stupid 😂

[@user-tr6vs6qg1v]

Well well well... If it isn't the consequences of his actions. Should've done your due diligence before doing what you did.... 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@HuevoDuro702]

make him sell the house

[@tommydong8070]

The bigger picture people are not understanding is the lobbying by the hotels and resorts to get this law put in place. If more homeowners in the neighborhoods start doing short-term rentals, then hotel and resorts lose a lot of money. And there would also be less money to pay the Raiders new stadium too.

[@maxinetischler9856]

Love it he can see how the other half lives now punk he is

[@annemarre]

I wish every state fines owners that make homes as rental regardless if it was for short or long term rental.

[@TG4KHD]

He should definitely obey the law, but I don’t understand why the city council meeting is set up to resemble a courtroom? The council members sit elevated above the residents, as if they were judges.

[@Robin-xt7yo]

Intimidating the violator... look how this dude acquiesed lol

[@jbremer29]

This is a big L for citizens property rights. Should be unconstitutional to enforce laws like this.

[@onlyinamerica4916]

Should I be able to run an unlicensed Bar or Gun store out of my property as well perhaps a weed dispensary?

[@NYB-c5b]

@@onlyinamerica4916 you are offering an apple and orange comparison here. There are tons of people in other places who don’t need permission to rent out their houses, unlike what you were comparing to.

[@onlyinamerica4916]

@NYB-c5b please elaborate as to how it's apples to oranges in your opinion

[@NYB-c5b]

@@onlyinamerica4916whenever people like you refuse to see a different idea and start to say fake things like “please elaborate”, I know it’s a waste of breath. Can’t believe home ownership is compared to gun shop, weed business, etc. When are you people going to give others the right to take someone else’s properties? What a commie country.

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

Good. Our big casinos don't need the competition so they can keep up their record profits with the lowest gaming tax in the country.

[@daniell3235]

do you want random people in your neighborhood throwing parties?

[@Gmac_Greg_M]

@@daniell3235 if they can fine you 55k for short term rentals. They can fine you 55k for keeping your garbage can on the curb over night. The point is government shouldn’t be able to penalize you for what you do or don’t do on your property.

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

@@daniell3235 I had a long term rental across the street that had big noisy parties every weekend. Short term rentals are legal almost everywhere in the world but Vegas is not a free city when the Big Casino Mafia tells us what we can do in our homes.

[@onlyinamerica4916]

​@Gmac_Greg_M So you're good if your neighbors want to open an unlicensed Bar put a beer garden in the front yard maybe?

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

@@onlyinamerica4916 People don't live in bars...at least they shouldn't.

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

This is legal almost everywhere in the world except a city in the land of the free... where there are big casinos.

[@eric1302]

Government telling you how to rent your own place. What a shame

[@CheckPoint702]

thats my biggest issue, its his property, we are not a free society.

[@davinxi5926]

@@The_Savage_Wombat the irony

[@OT_concerned_citizen]

If ur neighbor turned his home into a gun range. You ok?

[@willieverusethis]

Good!

[@sameerrana9377]

Stop airbnb. They and black rock are costing home price to sky rocket

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

hard to feelbad for landlords

[@eldebtor6973]

He admits to trying to rent it when he says he is not trying to rent it 😅

[@Gab1Bv]

Very nice!

[@kendalson7100]

Good job LV board. He broke the law.

[@chuckdawit]

The fine and law is probably unconstitutional. I'd sue and see where it takes him. Maybe the SCOTUS! Right to own property also covers what can be done with that property as long as it doesn't infringe on other peoples rights. 55K is definitely unconstitutional as it's cruel and unusual punishment under 8th amendment.

[@onlyinamerica4916]

I disagree Local county state and fed laws make it illegal to do many things with our property including operating an unlicensed hotel as he admitted doing was told to stop then continued. accruing fines along the way ..this would never make it to scotus

[@chuckdawit]

@@onlyinamerica4916 And I'd say most of those laws are completely unconstitutional! For the reasons I stated in my first post. I'm aware of some city and probably overlapping state laws, as I lived in SF for 15+ years doing property management, but I don't know of any Federal laws that prevents you from renting out your room, apartment or house for money! I think you're typing it out because it sounds good to you.

[@onlyinamerica4916]

@chuckdawit I didn't say fed law prevents you from renting out your home what I said was there are laws including Fed laws that prevent us from doing some things with our property an example of a fed law would be you can't run an unlicensed gun store out of your home re read what I said..perhaps some of those laws are unconstitutional until that's decided by the courts which in most case it wont be they are the law

[@OT_concerned_citizen]

Hoa

[@MP77USA]

Ask Paris and the Mediterranean what happens when short term rentals take over spaces for long term residents. You lose more than just relatively affordable housing. There are ordinances for a reason. To protect communities.

[@jameshaning]

So much for property rights.

[@w.w.8215]

He was hoping not to get caught. Hoa changed the terms of a community I own a rental. I may not agree but I have to follow

[@novembercherry4]

They said years ago about Air BNB they were going to fine homeowners in Vegas. I met a woman who was fined heavily (not this heavy though), for using her home as a short term rental even though she knew the law/rules. She thought she could eek by.

[@CheckPoint702]

we are not a free society, she should be free to use her property as she pleases.

[@alderan2002]

No she can't. You can't turn your house into a nightclub and expect neighbors not to complain because is your house and you have rights

[@Gmac_Greg_M]

@@alderan2002 nightclub is a bit different than renting your home out for the night. Not even the same issue.

[@onlyinamerica4916]

​@CheckPoint702 So your good with your neighbors opening an unlicensed Bar/ casino next to ya

[@onlyinamerica4916]

​@@Gmac_Greg_MHow's it different

[@emmanueltrejo4226]

Make housing more affordable!

[@ricklloyd278]

Vote these people out

[@wanderingsoul2909]

I doubt he's going bankrupt. He was taught an expensive lesson. Probably can sell the house easily since there are more buyers than sellers now.

[@KennethGreenCMP]

Treat him like a cop that does not know the law - Avoid talking about in open sessions, just give him a warning and let his friends decide what punishment he should get. If it works for police it should work to citizens right?

[@n.e2099]

You can’t blame short term rentals for high rents. Not everyone overly charges on rentals. If someone wants to do illegal activities in a rental home that’s not always the landlords doing . If they don’t report then yes . Fixing a home in your neighborhood and adding value to your neighborhood is helping the community is not always negative but everyone has their opinion. Just don’t bash on short terms because everyone isn’t the bad guy

[@josephwebster2909]

Thats lame, it is his house. Sometimes we have stupid laws, i wouldnt want the whole block like that, he is part of community, you would think we would find a solution that wouldnt bankrupt someone

[@wallacegrommet3479]

Too bad,

[@derrickyegge1303]

WTF is the problem running an Airbnb? This is what happens when the casino hotels owns the city council and they make illegal laws for you to follow.

[@tommydong8070]

You are one of very few understand who lobbied to have this BS law put in.

[@sirrebral]

Because you don't bite the hand that feeds you...especially when their business model (a) accounts for a MASSIVE share of the local economy, and (b) generates so much taxable revenue from tourists that residents are able to enjoy no income tax, and one of the nation's lowest effective property tax rates.

[@carolr7823]

AirBNBs should be illegal unless the owner actually lives in the property.

[@derrickyegge1303]

@@carolr7823 why? Just make more homes

[@derrickyegge1303]

@@sirrebral everyone's a tax payer. You don't favor one over with illegal laws

[@JerryThomas-fg9ms]

do the crime pay the fine / do the time

[@Unap0l0getic]

He got caught repeatedly and is now lying. What's the issue here

[@Unitybrown12345]

He should have said he was planning to use the money to put in a Mormon steeple on top of his house. They would have let him do whatever he wants.

[@chilogutierrez695]

More reason why America isn't free

[@Mr.Torres-Mr.Towers]

Damn that’s crazy

[@andymaurice7693]

Why does the city intervene in what one can do with his property???????

[@carolr7823]

Because his neighbors don't want these short term rentals in their area RUINING their neighborhood.

[@curiouspenguin6887]

He got greedy and got caught.

[@user-kb9dd4xl3y]

I’m still confused What law did he break?

[@runderwo]

One that violates the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, apparently.

[@techsavy5669]

Looks like chicken-egg problem for business/homeowners 😅. God bless America+Vegas.

[@RasiRobi]

Lol

[@a.b.5935]

Whoever made this illegal should get arrested. It's your property. You should be able to do whatever you want.

[@Hot_Stank653]

Oh no 😂😂😂😂

[@hatorihanzo242]

Tells you Vegas controls Nevada

[@KPad87]

That sucks

[@ethanmiles20]

I don't see why people in here are supporting a city being able to govern what one does with their own property. That being said I do feel as though a consolation should be for him to switch his rental over for a section 8 property because the whole time I've been doing real estate here I have not once been able to get someone approved for section 8 and we have a housing crisis. I think of 55,000 fine is insane for someone just renting out their own home but at this point he should be given the option to then actually use the property to help an issue that the city refuses to fix

[@EclecticEndeavorsbyDemi]

What you are saying is true but truth is Las Vegas does not need another short term rental and these property don't want to work with section 8 which will help the housing Crisis as you stated

[@ethanmiles20]

@@EclecticEndeavorsbyDemi I totally agree with you I don't think having short-term rentals is beneficial to the city but people should be free to do as they pleased with the property that they own. We need more people to be on board with section 8 that will actually help us out in the long run stigma with it

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

I've seen plenty of long term rentals hosting wild parties and trashing the neighborhood. Maybe we need to make all rentals illegal and force people to do other things we want them to do too. Make every property owner in town take in a homeless person.

[@ethanmiles20]

@@The_Savage_Wombat yeah, no. That's a crazy thought.

[@IfOnlyItWasThatEasy]

@ARGENTIN0This city built from sex, drugs and partying… Imagine thinking you about to change that idea.. Go live in Utah or Mesquite if you want silence.. Doubt you’ll get it there either..

[@lakegirl7024]

The way these “officials “ talk to this homeowner is absurd. Even drunk drivers who kill someone get treated better.

[@nguyenpham7965]

Best karma of the day. Yessss

[@Food_Travel_Poker]

Hahaha! When you’re wrong you’ll say it… I call BS on that 1

[@Gigibunbun]

We all just trying to get by in these times...but go the straight and narrow or you'll catch a case

[@ricklloyd278]

The government is to serve the people

[@wmMustafa]

Oh lord..

[@Elleffante]

Short term rentals are a scourge in any neighborhood and this man went out of his way to flout the law, saying he doesn’t understand how the city can tell him what to do with his property. There's a reason for zoning laws and people are unhappy when someone plops a commercial business in their neighborhood. It's time this kind of nonsense ends. 😅

[@Maddie9185]

There needs to be more affordable housing available end of story.

[@Ms.MD7]

Let the free market do its thing

[@Teolulz]

sure he didn't know 😂

[@axionq]

Good, glad they made an example out out him. Nothing but a leech.

[@CheckPoint702]

he's a business and generating income, which produces taxes. How is this leeching?

[@axionq]

@@CheckPoint702 Found the outsider!

[@Gmac_Greg_M]

Okay communist. Your ideas aren’t welcomed in the land of the free.

[@gdaddy2198]

Fascist corporate/government partnerships keep the corruption rolling strong. this is just Keeping the little guys out of the business that the mega corp hotels would prefer to have for themselves.

[@onlyinamerica4916]

Uhhhh NO

[@danielclark5586]

Not sure why the government is interfering in personal business of a citizen. Renting your house should not be under purview of city governments.

[@onlyinamerica4916]

What should be under their purview regarding ones property cause theres lots of laws and if running g a hotel out of your house is ok to you what isnt ok and why

[@danielclark5586]

@@onlyinamerica4916 I am glad you believe that the government should run your life totally. It is a shame that you have cannot make decisions on your own. It is good to have someone else control your life. More power to you

[@onlyinamerica4916]

@@danielclark5586 Answer the question Kamala

[@sirrebral]

Expensive lessons learned by those without common sense: (1) just because you can scheme up an alternative approach doesn't mean you found a legal loophole; (2) the recommendations of "friends" are no substitute for the expert advice obtained by hiring a real estate attorney; (3) while fighting city hall is generally a bad idea, its level of stupidity pales in comparison to working against the financial interests of Vegas' multi-billion dollar hotel industry...and by extension, the lifeblood economy of the region. Bonus lesson: (4) think twice before testifying against yourself on the record. [facepalm]

[@a.b.5935]

Shame on everyone in the City Hall

[@maxgreddy9730]

This weasel disregard the warnings and attempt to circumvent the law from the city so the onus is on him to pay the fines. No mercy for recidivists!

[@joechen353]

Wonder why the Border is wild Open 🤣

[@martinestrada8438]

Excessive fine

[@POSS99]

My next door neighbor have been hoarding homeless feral cats inside the garage. They actually built a small room just for cats. I've called animal control to report them (cats have been coming to my back yard to piss and poop) and they won't do anything about it.

[@johnleebass]

communist

[@CheckPoint702]

Imagine owning an asset and having the government tell you what you can or cant do with it. We are not a free society. Whats next, jail time if you dont pay a tax on your pets, you have to register them and microchip them??

[@lakegirl7024]

Exactly!

[@lakegirl7024]

@@poollife777 🤡

[@arthursettles]

this is a new way for the state to take your property and force you out onto the streets fr fr.

[@davinxi5926]

Their property rights. Take this to Supreme Court

[@mike-uw6wt]

Llc lol

[@kawjaw8130]

LVMPD is a violent gang

[@sonnycusa]

Homeowners, citizens, taxpayers are ALL suffering these days because of inflation, high mortgage rates, insurance rates, food prices, gas prices etc.., and need to be able to make extra money..... What is up with the city?? I thought they cared about the little guy?

[@sandyrose2398]

No one cares about the hard-working "little" people.

[@legendzofc6323]

Hey! Pay the money and dont come back. We dont need yall here. But be well. U will be ok bro

[@believein1]

I love how they still act smart and egotistical when they’ve committed crimes. 🤦‍♂️

[@Gmac_Greg_M]

Breaking an ordinance is not a crime. It’s a civil violation.

[@raidersuckkok]

Hahahahahahahahha