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AN ACT TO LIMIT THE REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROTECT PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR REGULATING SHORT-TERM RENTALS. Whereas, Section 1 of Article I of the North Carolina Constitution provides that "…all persons are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, the enjoyment of the fruits of their own labor, and the pursuit of happiness."; and Whereas, Section 19 of Article I of the North Carolina Constitution provides that "[n]o person shall be taken, imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the law of the land."; and Whereas, Section 1 of Article VII of the North Carolina Constitution provides that the General Assembly "shall provide for the organization and government and the fixing of boundaries of counties, cities and towns, and other governmental subdivisions, and, except as otherwise prohibited by this Constitution, may give such powers and duties to counties, cities and towns, and other governmental subdivisions as it may deem advisable."; and Whereas, North Carolina has 100 counties and 532 municipalities; and Whereas, short-term rentals are vital to the tourism and marketability of the State; and Whereas, short-term rentals provide housing options for transitory workers, including nurses, tradespeople, and executives; and Whereas, local governments often frustrate tourism and infringe on property owners' private property rights by adopting ordinances that inhibit property owners' right to use their property as they see fit; and Whereas, it is in the best interest of the State to establish uniform guidelines for short-term rentals; Now, therefore,

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Robert Hanig (R)*,  Tim Moffitt (R)*,  Tom McInnis (R), 

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (on 04/10/2023)

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