1,000 listings? City contacts owners to shut down Redondo Beach short-term rentals
By Garth Meyer A new effort is underway in Redondo Beach to curtail short-term rentals. More than 500 letters were sent out in the past two weeks to property owners of addresses listed for rental of less than 30 days. The practice has long been illegal in Redondo Beach, though enforced only by complaints. “We’ve had the ban forever but we came to realize there was a lot of short-term rentals going on here,” said Mayor Jim Light. The addresses come from a database gathered by Deckard Technologies (San Diego), which the city council approved a year-long contract with in June. After two short-term rental owners spoke at the Oct. 7 Redondo Beach city council meeting, telling of how they have rented a room in their house for short stays while they remain on site, the council will discuss potential exceptions to the rule in the coming weeks. Nonetheless, many short-term listings in Redondo appear to be otherwise. “There’s a steady stream of complaints,” said Police Chief Joe Hoffman. “The residents have spoken and the council has taken action.” The previous city council voted to seek out a consultant such as Deckard, at the time of a burgeoning market for rentals after the January fires…
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