Naples Daily News Facebook readers had plenty to say after Collier County commissioners voted to crack down on vacation home rentals. 

Commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to direct county staff to enforce existing rules that ban owners from renting their homes for less than six months in most residential areas outside city limits.

There are some 14,650 vacation rental listings in Collier County, including areas such as Naples Park, Pelican Bay, Pelican Marsh, Park Shore, downtown Naples, Lely Resort, Fiddler's Creek and Marco Island, according to a staff report

Collier County is one of more than 30 counties that have ordinances regulating vacation rentals of less than six months. 

Here is a collection of comments that were shared by our readers on the Naples Daily News Facebook page after the vote. Comments have been edited for grammar and spelling.

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My home. My rules.

Some Facebook readers disagree about what homeowners should be able to do with their home. 

Darin Lester: Not good. Other people telling what we can and can't do (with) their own property.

Suzi Pierce-Green: Why is it even their business if someone is renting out a home for a week or a month or a year at a time? 

Michelle Nowak: I’d much rather have happy vacationers renting next to me than a yearly rental where some people take zero care of where they live and rent.
Maybe they should have had us vote?

Judy Sabourin: I have a vacation rental beside me and different people are coming in every week. We haven't had any issues so far.

Enforcing the rules 

Some say commissioners are just enforcing the rules.

Lindsay Richards: Duh, they are enforcing state laws in place for decades. Similar city laws are being made across the state with the rise of Airbnb and the problems for surrounding homeowners.

Jacqueline R Umlauf-Mars: Sounds like the rule was in place and they voted 4 to 1 to enforce it.

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Outside city limits

Some readers question why the rule is targeted to residential areas outside city limits. 

Marysol Betancourt: Outside city limits only? The rich people that live within city limits (because I know some that have secondary homes and do this) continue to profit but regular people who want to supplement their income and pay their dues, always get the rear end of things. Way to go Collier County. 

Lohra Ballinger: So, “city limits,” the more wealthy are not regulated but rule applies to every else? Four people made this decision for all of Naples! Housing market will crash, rentals will be on high supply, tourism will crash. Our entire economy depends on short term rentals! Where is our voice? Who wants to be heard? Where and when folks. Clear example of rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. Where and when?

Jennifer Small: So if you live in Port Royal you can go ahead and rent your home out for a week? Or Gulf Shore can rent out for  three months in high season, but if you live outside city limits — nope not you? Make it all of Collier then.

Rental length

Some don't understand why the rules are targeting rentals with lengths of less than six months. 

Toni V Castrum: Why six months? I understand the weekly rentals... but what about snowbirds coming for  three months or so... No one can afford a hotel for a period longer than one week and nobody wants to be cramped inside a hotel room with the whole family. How about a compromise county commissioners?

Jennifer Henry Whitis: I agree. Let’s also consider that not everyone that rents short-term are seasonal. They may be transitional, building a house, getting married, life! I also agree that it can’t be different for city limits. Monthly minimum rentals would help rid many of the annoyances expressed that tend to occur with weekend and weekly rentals.

Maybe it's good news 

It's not all bad news for some. 

Amber Abbott Ketchum-Hardy: Thank you county commissioners! Sucks raising kids next to a house that is run like a motel! They “check in” Thursday or Friday and “check out” Sunday or Monday. Then cleaning crew on Tuesday. Starts over the next week. Renters have no respect for noise or the property. Treating me like their concierge service asking about restaurants, beaches, garbage days. Then garbage cans stay out by the street all the time. Nightmare living next to short term rentals!

Ber Nicole: Inside city limits is where I would consider the tourist, yea...this make sense. Stop coming here, buying everything everywhere, then renting it for insanely high prices for vacationers leaving those born, raised and permanent residents struggling to find anything that is not a "seasonal only rental" at double what the rent should be.

Brian Calvert: I can see weekly rentals being a problem. At that point it’s practically a hotel. Monthly and annual rentals seem more reasonable.

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