Palm Desert tackles vacation rentals with new law

Vacation rentals are in the news. This is from the newspaper: The Palm Desert City Council will hear an appeal "from a couple whose application to use their property as a vacation rental was rejected by the Planning Commission in July. Alan and Susan Parker of Santa Monica were seeking a conditional use permit for a home, but did not go to the commission hearing, where a neighbor brought up noise and trash complaints about the Parkers' past short-term renters. Earlier this year, the council passed a law requiring anyone renting a home for periods of 28 days or less to get a permit from the city. The Parkers were the first owners to go through the process." Miss Penny Lane says: She feels like everyday is a vacation at Palermo Palm Springs.