By Bob McClay | KTAR
A controversy is brewing in Jerome, Arizona.
The town council in the northern Arizona community has announced a ban on people offering their homes as short-term vacation rentals.
Goldwater Institute Staff Attorney Jared Blanchard says it’s something that’s happening all over the country.
“As property owners begin to use websites like VRBO and Airbnb to rent their properties as vacation rentals, vested interests like local hotels and people who just don’t like vacation rentals come in and try to shut the place down,” Blanchard said.
