by AMIVPA | May 6, 2017 | AMIVPA News |
This is an update on the Florida Legislation process for 2017. As most know Senator Steube introduced a bill in the Senate and Representative La Rosa introduced a bill in the House that would significantly curb the ability for local municipalities to place...
by AMIVPA | Mar 24, 2017 | AMIVPA News |
There has been a great deal of news regarding Greg Steube’s Senate Bill 188. It essentially reverses time to 2011 for any and all vacation rental ordinances passed since 2011. If SB 188 were to successfully pass, it would negate the recent vacation rental...
by AMIVPA | Mar 1, 2017 | AMIVPA News |
As we have mentioned on several occasions the mission of the Anna Maria Island Vacation Property Association is to continue to be good stewards to our community. Opportunities for improvement have come in various forms to help alleviate trash, noise and traffic the...
by AMIVPA | Feb 23, 2017 | AMIVPA News |
So we are into our second year of Anna Maria City inspections and all seem to be going well. Really there are no new items to be communicated. In Holmes Beach we are in our first year of vacation rental inspections and would like to take the time to communicate a few...
by AMIVPA | Dec 23, 2016 | AMIVPA News |
Just in case you are managing your own property it is important to know that the sales tax for all accommodations on Anna Maria Island is 12% effective January, 1st, 2017. I have attached the letter from the State which provides some of the additional details on the...
by AMIVPA | Dec 14, 2016 | AMIVPA News |
Anna Maria City has sent out a letter which discusses Anna Maria City property owners regarding the change in transient rental occupancy for small bedrooms. More specifically under 100 sq ft. In the future if a bedroom is less than 100 sq ft in Anna Maria City your...
by AMIVPA | Sep 15, 2016 | AMIVPA News |
If you have a property in Holmes Beach you should have received a letter from Chief Tokajer by now dated September 1st, 2016. It explains a few details regarding the vacation rental ordinance which affects all weekly rentals in Holmes Beach. One detail not discussed...
by AMIVPA | May 20, 2016 | AMIVPA News |
Many property managers have gone through the registration process to completion and the inspection process has been fairly easy. Yes, the inspector is finding items out of compliance but if reasonable most of us are able to fix the issue while the inspector is there...
by AMIVPA | May 6, 2016 | AMIVPA News |
We have talked to several property managers and most agree, the inspection process for Anna Maria City is relatively painless. There have been a few trouble spots where bedrooms are less than 100 sq ft and that does create some pain for some owners. There are...
by AMIVPA | Apr 11, 2016 | AMIVPA News |
Another Anna Maria Island party brought litigation against the City of Anna Maria for the November 19th vacation rental ordinance. The litigation argument was, “limiting occupancy was an act of prohibition.” The state of Florida says no local...
