By Terrance Thornton | Digital Free Press
Violence, mayhem and disturbing the peace has become synonymous with the short-term rental marketplace for many who call ‘The West’s Most Western Town’ home.
Most recently, Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega, has called for more local control around the issue citing, amid other issues, a recent shooting.
“Beyond the daily disruptions that hundreds of residents face when these pop-up hotels appeared in our neighborhoods, there have been tragedies, there have been shootings, there have been huge drug busts,” he said in his July 17 statement.
“The Scottsdale City Council and our city staff have done all that we can within the boundaries of state law, but still, it has been a very bad experience for our community these past four years.”
During his routine report to City Council on matters of high-level interest, Scottsdale Assistant City Manager Brent Stockwell included in his July 17 report police interactions and code enforcement violations at City Hall, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd., regarding STR properties within municipal jurisdiction.
“During the month of June 2023, the Scottsdale Police Department received 135 nuisance party calls for services, and 91 (67%) were related to short-term rentals.,” he said in his report to City Council. “The police department gave 74 warnings and issued three citations for nuisance party violations.”
