WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita City Council has been looking for ways to prevent problems at short-term rental sites like Airbnb and Vrbo . Should the property owner or just the renter be fined and possibly arrested?
On Tuesday, council members approved an ordinance allowing law enforcement officers to shut down nuisance parties at short-term rental properties.
The ordinance states that property owners can be cited if they learn about a nuisance party and do nothing to stop it.
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The City of Wichita defines a nuisance party as a social gathering of five or more people on residential property where certain nuisance-type activities occur. These activities include:
- Unlawful sale, furnishing, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages;
- Violations of provisions of Chapter 7.41 relating to noise;
- Property damage, assault, battery or littering;
- Outdoor urination or defecation in a place open to public view;
- Conduct that threatens injury to persons or damage to property;
- Trespassing on adjacent or adjoining property;
- Indecent exposure;
- Unlawful discharge of fireworks or firearms;
- Illegal gambling;
- Sale of sexual relations; or
- Hosting of minors for the consumption of alcohol.