There are more than a thousand short-term rental properties in the city of Milwaukee, but a group of small-business owners is worried that some new city rules will put them out of business.
Those concerns stem from a July 23 City Council committee meeting where alders heard from concerned neighbors about loud parties and violence at short-term rental properties.
One suggested strategy includes implementing an owner-occupancy rule, meaning the main owner or occupant of the property would have to be present while it is being rented out.
Lisa Loesel, the founder of Short and Suite Home Stay Management, oversees just over 20 short- to mid-term rental properties in the city.
Watch: Short-term rental owners share concerns over potential city regulations
Short-term rental owners share concerns over potential city regulations
She’s part of a local coalition of nearly 30 rental hosts who are worried about these potential future city rules.
Loesel says the owner-occupancy rule alone would eliminate most of the rental properties in the city.