Tiki, I don't need anyone to speak for me; you have experienced the problem that the city needs to address and find a remedy for. Do not be misled by the comments of others into believing I do not want to see this problem fixed; I do. I am going to be living on Marco Island, and I don't want to live next to this kind of problem. But the solution needs to be the correct one, not one where innocent parties get hurt. I hope you contacted the police; it appears they collecting a list of where these problem rentals are.

MrBreeze, it's a free country and you are most certainly entitled to post your opinion on this site. However, your opinions do not deserve a response from anyone. Therefore, there will be none coming from me. Farewell, MrBreeze.

MsLadyDoe, jaguar's best year was 2008 with 18 weeks rented. My best year was 2008 with 21 weeks rented. In both cases, our homes were vacant for a minimum of 7 months, but we still have to maintain our properties those 7 months they're vacant. This means our homes are well maintained and there is no noise, no traffic, no people, no nothing for those seven months. This has to make jaguar and me the best neighbors anywhere for those seven months! Since we never have any problems with our guests, when you do see them they are loving life because they are vacationing on Marco Island while staying in a beautiful vacation property. Vacation rentals are not a problem when they are run properly. The issue the city has is how to handle the nuisance short-term rentals without kicking over the apple cart. Good luck with your new home.

I will gladly open my books to anybody at anytime. I do everything I can "by the book". Believe me, Fossil, I pay my taxes. Would you like the telephone number of my accountant? But taxes is not the issue here; the issue is nuisance short-term rentals and what to do about them. This heavy-handed ordinance is going kill people who are tax-paying short-term rental property owners who run top-notch rentals that this island should be proud of. People like me and my wife. What do you think, I do this professionally? This is how I can get my dream home. I read comments about how every owner who rents their property is some kind of dirt-bag, and these comments are incorrect and irresponsible, but they are succeeding in inflaming public opinion against all short-term rentals. This ordinance as it stands will fail, and as it goes down the drain it is going to take a lot of people with it. You need an ordinance that goes after nuisance rentals. What would you rather have, and ordinance that cleans up nuisance rentals, or an ordinance that drives up the number of home foreclosures? Think about it.

Sorry, Fossil, that's not a solution at all. This is a solution; first, define the problem. The problem is nuisance short-term rentals. Mr. Pavlow has a list with 47 violations over the past year. That's good; someone is keeping track of violators. The ordinance the city needs is one where the city sends a letter to these owners informing them they are a repeat offender and a rental nuisance requiring them to register with the city. If they don't register, they get fined. Once they register (and pay a registration fee) they are now subject to the limits and inspections discussed by the rental committee. Either the nuisance rental cleans up its act or it goes under. This solution allows the city to focus on nuisance short-term rentals and not every short-term rental on the island, which the city will never be able to do. People like myself who own a short-term rental that never disrupt the fabric of the community should never be "forced" into doing anything. Go after the people who are causing the problem, and leave everyone else alone!