The city of Flagstaff is joining other Arizona cities that want the state Legislature to allow more local control of rental properties. Flagstaff and the other cities are struggling with the number of short-term rentals in their communities.
The Flagstaff City Council recently passed a resolution urging the state Legislature to let the city control the number and location of short-term rentals.
The city said the number of short-term rentals has grown to more than 1,100 since 2021, making up nearly 4% of Flagstaff’s available housing.
A spokesperson for the city said the increase has led to a shortage of long-term rental housing for residents. The resolution comes after the city declared a housing emergency back in 2020.
At that time, the city said average home prices had risen by 53% over the previous decade.
Flagstaff follows other cities like Phoenix and Mesa that created ordinances to locally regulate short-term rentals.
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