Short-Term Rental Chaos

Brigantine Short-Term Rental Court Battle UPDATE

BRIGANTINE SHORT TERM RENTAL ASSN VS BRIGANTINE CITY COUNCIL and CITY of BRIGANTINE. ATLANTIC SUPERIOR COURT, ATLANTIC COUNTY COURTHOUSE. ATLANTIC CITY NJ.CV0155 DOCKET: ATL – L -003180-23 A CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS CASE ON APRIL 15, 2025 AT 09:30AM BEFORE JUDGE M SUSAN SHEPPARD.

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2025 Brigantine Short-Term Rental Rules

These are the Short Term Rental rules in Brigantine that started in 2024. Rental Registration Form Page 1 Rental Registration Form Page 2 Owner Contact Info Update Rental Inspection Checklist Tenant Registration Form Short-Term Rental Changes 2024 Rental Inspection checklist Short-Term Rental Information Template

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Should Realtors Disclose Brigantine Short-Term Rental Issues With Buyers?

Yes, Realtors should disclose Brigantine short-term rental issues with potential buyers. Why? Because poorly run short-term rentals can have a number of negative impacts on neighborhoods, such as increased noise, traffic and parking problems. Short term rentals also reduce the availability of long-term affordable housing. Year round residency declines. Business

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Brigantine Short Term Rentals Face Legal Scrutiny? Mortgage, Insurance Fraud?

Some short term rental (STR) owners are underwater. They owe more than their property is worth. To cover growing expenses, some landlords forced to accept sketchy renters with little or no background check. WATCH VIDEO. Some resort to mortgage and insurance fraud. 70% of novice investors buy STR McMansions using

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Brigantine Short-Term Rental Bubble; Zoning, Liability & Financial Foolery

Ventnor and Brigantine keeping close eye on short-term rental activity in their neighborhoods. Both towns have minimal restrictions and limited resources to enforce local STR law. Latest Short Term Rental (STR) Issues: CBS NEWS: Rapid increase in short-term rentals transform neighborhoods. Worries that there is little review of the individual businesses and the

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Short-Term Rentals & Builder Incentives Distort Brigantine Real Estate Market

What’s the realistic value of homes in Margate, Ventnor and Brigantine? Real Estate execs suggest homebuilder incentives and short-term rental mania may have artificially inflated home prices. To boost sagging sales and move properties, builders forced to get creative. One strategy is to ‘buy down’ the mortgage rate. Make it cheaper

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Brigantine Passes Controversial New Short-Term Rental Law

By unanimous vote of 7-0, Mayor Sera and Brigantine City passed a new short-term rental law that will go into effect, Jan 1, 2024. Brigantine Short-Term Rental Ordinance. 22 pages of sometimes confusing language and boilerplate. Enforcement of behavior is the key component of this document. A weak, 2-night rental

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Unpacking Brigantine’s Proposed Short-Term Rental Reform

On Wed night OCT 18, Brigantine City Council will vote on a new set of short-term rental rules. Almost NOBODY likes the plan. But it’s being pushed thru nonetheless. Is Brigantine chasing away families and retirees with 9 bedroom party houses rented for a weekend? To keep party houses to

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Short-Term Rental update from Brigantine Resident, Andrea Sullivan

Friends & Neighbors… I just want everyone to understand that a 2-day minimum rental period is the equivalent of a 2-DAY WEEKEND PARTY PASS! My concerns, regarding this new proposed RESOLUTION 14-2023, governing STRs… to be introduced & voted on, at the October 18th Brigantine City Council Meeting, are as

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Brigantine Mayor Shares Ugly Truth About Short-Term Rental Chaos

Listen to discussion of SHORT-TERM RENTAL from OCT 4, 2023 Brigantine City Council Meeting. City is one step closer to passing a weak, confusing update to it’s virtually non-existent, short term rental (STR) ordinance. Note: The OCT 4 meeting featured another audio glitch. Luckily, we found this…. Listen carefully to

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Another ZOOM Glitch at Critical Brigantine Short Term Rental Meeting

Another major Brigantine Council meeting, another technical glitch courtesy of DPW chief, John Doring and City Manager, Tiger Platt. For those watching the OCT 4 meeting online, the audio was unlistenable. (watch video) Coincidental glitch? This important meeting was focused on new, short-term rental rules. Brigantine Dept Public Works chief,

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Brigantine Proposes New, Short-Term Rental Rules

After years of non-enforcement, Brigantine City Council will introduce a new collection of short-term rental rules and regulations. Brigantine City Council will share the controversial plan at the OCT 4 2023 meeting starting at 5pm. Early assessment: Proposed 2 night rental minimum not likely to reduce unrestricted growth of non-compliant

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Short-Term Rental Arbitrage Legal in Brigantine?

Short-term rental arbitrage is a real estate investment strategy where an individual or company leases a property from a landlord or property owner and then rents it out on a short-term basis, typically through platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com, or VRBO, to generate a profit. The goal of rental arbitrage is

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Letter to Mayor & Brigantine City Council, Harmful Short Term Rental Policy

Dear Brigantine Mayor Sera, Council Members & City Officials, a letter from resident Andrea Sullivan: I felt the need to convey my concerns, as a result of the last City Council meeting, held on September 20, 2023. To say that I, as well as many of my 20th Street neighbors,

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