Peoria City Council will consider adopting a new ordinance regarding short-term rentals, Oct. 11.
This type of rental — a property rented-out by the owner for 29-days or less — has seen a meteoric rise in recent years and become a $15 billion industry in the United States with an estimated $350 million raised in Arizona tax revenue in 2020.
Such has been the case in Peoria where there are around 550 homes/rooms up for short-term rent throughout the city.
The state legislature has stepped in, creating laws regulating the industry in Arizona, and now Peoria will consider their own ordinance specific to Peoria.
The new ordinance could require a no fee one-time registration, requiring owners share a designated emergency contact to respond to complaints and emergencies “in a timely manner.”
Property owners also could be required to notify properties adjacent to, directly and diagonally behind and across the street for single-family residential and those on the same floor of a multifamily residential building.
Previous to the regular meeting, city council will go into a private, or executive session, to consider its position and instruct its attorneys regarding contracts that are the subject of negotiations involving property in the Vistancia Commercial Core.
Meet Philip Haldiman is an award-winning journalist who most recently took first place for investigative reporting in 2023 from Arizona Newspapers Association. He joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2015, covering Sun City West his first year. Since 2016, he has covered the city of Peoria. Prior to coming to INI, he was a reporter with The Arizona Republic for seven years, covering numerous cities throughout the Valley. Before that, he was a freelance writer.
Community: Haldiman spearheads the Peoria Independent Hometown Heroes Awards program, honoring local individuals and businesses that give back to the community. He has hosted local candidate forums over the years and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. Haldiman also served as a member of the Journalism Program Community Advisory Board at Glendale Community College. Outside journalism, Haldiman served as a member of the city of Peoria Complete Count Committee for the Census, 2019-2020. Lastly, he has served as a member of his HOA governing board since 2021.
Education: Arizona State University with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications and a BA in Theater.
Random Fact: Haldiman is a fourth-generation Arizonan as well as wrote and produced an autobiographical comic book about his time spent in Hollywood and his life as a cult film star.
Hobbies: He enjoys hiking Arizona’s mountainous landscapes and is currently working on a play for the stage.
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