Solving worker shortage requires more than blaming short-term rentals
Dear Editor:
Restrictions on short-term rentals are a violation of private property rights in residential zones.
Renting property is a source of income. By banning it, you are eliminating income opportunity to the property owner and to the community.
Many people who own second homes in Ouray will not rent them out long-term to solve our worker shortage problem. People who own second homes in Ouray own them so that they can come to Ouray when they want to visit. Allowing people to rent their homes s...