City of Dayton to work with vendor to identify, monitor short term rental properties
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The City of Dayton has awarded $16 thousand to LTAS Technologies Inc., to identify and monitor short term rental properties throughout the city, according to a spokesperson with the City of Dayton Office of Communications and Public Affairs.
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“Through this contract, the City will be able to identify these properties, evaluate concentrations, and property conditions,” Director of Planning, Neighborhoods & Development, Todd Kinskey, said in a media release shared with News Center 7. “Further data obtained will be used to determine what if any additional action is necessary.”
The city does not currently have a system in place to register or regulate short term rentals, the spokesperson said. That is why LTAS developed Harmari, a software that helps to identify and monitor these properties.
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In the next couple of weeks, Harmari will begin the data collection phase, while planning staff will continue to check in with neighborhoods that have expressed concerns regarding these rentals.
Short term rental property platforms such as VRBO, Airbnb and HomeAway have grown rapidly over the past decade, the spokesperson said.
Long term residents are concerned about these short term properties altering the neighborhoods they permanently reside in, the spokesperson said.
