By AZ Big Media
Some Northern Arizona mayors attribute a host of problems affecting their cities to a 2016 law preventing them from regulating short-term rentals.
They are asking state legislators to return local control to cities so they can create rules that suit their individual needs. The law, signed by Gov. Doug Ducey, stripped Arizona municipalities of the power to prohibit vacation rentals.
At a forum in February, mayors from several northern Arizona counties discussed the impact of short-term rentals. They blamed the law for a variety of issues, including workforce recruitment struggles, lower school retention rates, higher housing costs and neighborhood disruptions.
