LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A federal judge ruled that Clark County can resume issuing some fines against illegal short-term rentals.
In December, a judge issued an injunction barring the county from issuing fines. A group of homeowners and Airbnb took the county to court, calling its laws unconstitutional.
An appeals court recently ordered the injunction to be narrowed. A judge decided that homeowners who have already applied for a license — some of whom have waited years for approval — will be exempt from the fines.
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A decision in the court case is expected in December.
“The County appreciates that today the District Court adopted Clark County’s proposal for narrowing the injunction. The County will announce when it will resume enforcing its licensing requirement against unlicensed short-term rentals,” the county said in a statement.
The Las Vegas Greater Short-Term Rental Association also released a statement, saying, “We look forward to her decision and hope it will deliver the protections we are seeking for homeowners in Nevada.”
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