After residents on the 900 block of Lathrop Ave. shared complaints at recent village council meetings about a short-term rental property on their block, neighbors have asked commissioners to restrict such properties within 500 feet of a school and limit stays to 30 days.
Now, owners and guests of short-term rental properties in Forest Park are speaking in support of these rental homes — which have never been regulated in the village code, though commissioners say the village’s legal team is looking into potential restrictions on them.
“Forest Park is being asked to write a category-wide ordinance on the basis of a single property,” said Forest Park resident David Hudson during public comment at the April 27 council meeting. Hudson rents out the upper floor of his property and said, after searching online, there are roughly 90 short-term rental properties in the village. “Hundreds of guests have stayed with us with zero complaints from our neighbors. Hosting has actually pushed us to keep improving our property, so every guest has the best possible experience.”…