A sharp increase in Sarasota's short-term rental properties can have a serious negative impact on affordable housing, accoriding to policy experts. Pictured are waterfront homes on N. Washington Dr.

Sarasota, Florida, has become a popular place to live, and with good reason. The city offers beautiful Gulf Coast beaches, vibrant arts, and warm weather year-round. But affordable housing in Sarasota ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Vacation rental regulations have been a topic in Sarasota city commission meetings for years now. This week, city leaders advanced plans to expand an existing ordinance ...

Sarasota resident Charlene Brusoe said at least four homes on her street in the last couple of years have become or will be vacation rentals. Her neighborhood, Bellevue Terrace, is about 15 minutes ...

Following the City of Sarasota commission’s adoption of an ordinance last May requiring vacation rental registration in the residential neighborhoods within the Coastal Island Overlay District, city ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Renters who might need some help in Sarasota County can start applying for assistance Wednesday. Anyone who lives in Sarasota County and has been impacted financially by COVID-19 can ...

SARASOTA COUNTY – Assistance is coming soon for residents in Sarasota County who have struggled to pay rent because of hardships during the coronavirus pandemic. The county will begin accepting ...

Noise, traffic and changes to community character are the topics that tend to dominate recent debates about the area’s booming increase in short-term vacation rentals. But Cicely Hodges at the Florida ...