By Jessica Boehm | Axios Phoenix
A new legislative session means a new effort to curb short-term rentals and their impacts on Arizona neighborhoods — and a renewed campaign to quash any such limitations.
Why it matters: Critics of Airbnb and similar operations say the proliferation of vacation rentals in certain neighborhoods has created nuisances for local homeowners and diminished the housing supply, further elevating prices.
The big picture: The annual fight over short-term rentals boils down to balancing property rights — those of owners wanting to cash in on the money-making opportunity of short-term rentals and those who believe vacation rentals diminish the quality of life for other homeowners.
