The Sitka Assembly has passed new rules aimed at slowing the spread of short-term rentals in the community. Since 2017, the number of permitted short-term rentals in Sitka has nearly doubled.
Sitka is cracking down on short-term rentals run by non-resident owners.
Short-term rentals are most often run by property owners through vacation rental sites like Airbnb and VRBO. Since 2017, the number of permitted short-term rentals in Sitka has nearly doubled, prompting community concerns about the impact on Sitka’s already tight housing market. Former city administrator Keith Brady now owns a real estate business in Sitka. He urged the assembly to hold off on the code changes and look for other ways to discourage non-residents from buying Sitka properties and turning them into short-term rentals.
So how much are short-term rentals actually impacting Sitka’s housing market? The answer isn’t so simple. Earlier this month, the Alaska Department of Labor listed Sitka as the community with theBut it also showed Sitka has the state’s highest vacancy rate for long-term rentals. Planning Commission member Wendy Alderson voiced support for the ordinance and challenged that data, saying it’s collected at a time of year when the rental market is in a seasonal transition.
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