Pool rentals

[Anonymous]

I guess that it should not be illegal to be trashy, but we might see an uptick in new HOA rules (and new HOAs) in the future.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-one-suburb-a-backlash-against-homeowners-renting-out-private-pools/ar-AA1bNhD4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess that it should not be illegal to be trashy, but we might see an uptick in new HOA rules (and new HOAs) in the future.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-one-suburb-a-backlash-against-homeowners-renting-out-private-pools/ar-AA1bNhD4

People in Chevy Chase are going to get together and form mandatory new HOAs? There's a funny idea.

[Anonymous]

Can’t read it…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can’t read it…

DP. Here’s the Washington Post link https://wapo.st/3N3tjAE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t read it…

DP. Here’s the Washington Post link https://wapo.st/3N3tjAE.

Thank you. It’s interesting, not sure what my thoughts are yet. I hate that moco wants to tax everything though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess that it should not be illegal to be trashy, but we might see an uptick in new HOA rules (and new HOAs) in the future.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-one-suburb-a-backlash-against-homeowners-renting-out-private-pools/ar-AA1bNhD4

People in Chevy Chase are going to get together and form mandatory new HOAs? There's a funny idea.

You mean people aren't eager to voluntarily place restrictive covenants on their deeds?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess that it should not be illegal to be trashy, but we might see an uptick in new HOA rules (and new HOAs) in the future.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-one-suburb-a-backlash-against-homeowners-renting-out-private-pools/ar-AA1bNhD4

People in Chevy Chase are going to get together and form mandatory new HOAs? There's a funny idea.

You mean people aren't eager to voluntarily place restrictive covenants on their deeds?

This mostly seems to be about placing restrictive covenants on their neighbors' deeds.

[Anonymous]

I can’t see past the incredible liability nightmare for the homeowners to worry about the inconvenienced neighbors. Yikes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t read it…

DP. Here’s the Washington Post link https://wapo.st/3N3tjAE.

Thank you. It’s interesting, not sure what my thoughts are yet. I hate that moco wants to tax everything though.

Taxing pays for government to deal with trouble they cause.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t see past the incredible liability nightmare for the homeowners to worry about the inconvenienced neighbors. Yikes.

As long as you tell your home owners insurance and pay the commercial rate, you will be covered.

I have a friend in Portland, OR that rents her pool on Swimly. She’s pulled in $35K per year since the pandemic began. It’s just another asset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t see past the incredible liability nightmare for the homeowners to worry about the inconvenienced neighbors. Yikes.

Yeah, seriously. What would your homeowner's insurance carrier say if someone drowned in your backyard pool and the family was suing because you didn't have the required lifeguards?

There's a difference between having friends over periodically and running it as a commercial enterprise. I'm a small-government Republican, but the rules have always drawn a distinction for this sort of thing. Then you get VRBO, AirBnB, Uber, Lyft, and others just ignoring all that.

[Anonymous]

I would be kind of annoyed if my neighbor rented their pool every weekend to a different group. That said, I don’t think this is widespread enough to warrant government regulation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t see past the incredible liability nightmare for the homeowners to worry about the inconvenienced neighbors. Yikes.

Yeah, seriously. What would your homeowner's insurance carrier say if someone drowned in your backyard pool and the family was suing because you didn't have the required lifeguards?

There's a difference between having friends over periodically and running it as a commercial enterprise. I'm a small-government Republican, but the rules have always drawn a distinction for this sort of thing. Then you get VRBO, AirBnB, Uber, Lyft, and others just ignoring all that.

Your homeowner's insurance wouldn't cover it. Your insurance through "Swimply" would cover it (at least theoretically).

[Anonymous]

This will be interesting to follow. I am actually not sure where I fall on it now. I think that the idea of getting a basic business license should not be that much of a burden if you are running it as a business. Now MoCo should not make said license prohibitive, but I can see the need for one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t see past the incredible liability nightmare for the homeowners to worry about the inconvenienced neighbors. Yikes.

As long as you tell your home owners insurance and pay the commercial rate, you will be covered.

I have a friend in Portland, OR that rents her pool on Swimly. She’s pulled in $35K per year since the pandemic began. It’s just another asset.

Yes. her asset, AT THE EXPENSE OF all of her neighbors. Truly awful.