Sarasota city commissioners will likely be greeted by a large audience the next time they discuss hosted rentals. At the Nov. 15 City Commission meeting, about 15 people had planned to speak about ...

Sarasota, Florida, has become a popular place to live, and with good reason. The city offers beautiful Gulf Coast beaches, vibrant arts, and warm weather year-round. But affordable housing in Sarasota ...

The Sarasota metro area's rents have come off their dizzying highs from just a couple of years ago, when they reached a high of $2,305, to a new median of near $1,900 a month today. But despite a ...

Earlier this year the Sarasota City Commission expanded its vacation rental registry to include property on the mainland, while also increasing the annual fees and setting a Halloween deadline for ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Vacation rental regulations have been a topic in Sarasota city commission meetings for years now. This week, city leaders advanced plans to expand an existing ordinance ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarasota City Commissioners look to make changes to appease neighbors on Tuesday. City leaders will discuss expanding a barrier-island ordinance that would limit rentals ...

Noise, traffic and changes to community character are the topics that tend to dominate recent debates about the area’s booming increase in short-term vacation rentals. But Cicely Hodges at the Florida ...

SARASOTA COUNTY — The Emergency Rental Assistance Program is expanding its eligibility criteria and increasing the number of months of assistance the program provides to eligible applicants. The ...