The effort to get Gov. DeSantis to veto short-term vacation rental bill accelerates
As lawmakers were winding down in the Capitol, Florida lawmakers finally passed a contentious bill that has irked local governments over the past decade — a proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals such as Airbnb and Vrbo platforms, which have changed the vacation landscape in a tourist-heavy state.
But a growing list of opponents have been inundating Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office with emails and phone calls ever since. The bill had been approved on the second to last day of the legislative session, which ended March 8.
The opponents began urging DeSantis to veto the measure, with neighborhood residents and local government officials from coastal and tourist...
