Bill Calls For Study Of MN Lakefront Home Rentals

Assistant House Majority Leader Frank Moe says people who rent out their lakefront homes may be hurting the state's resort industry.

The Bemidji DFLer has authored a bill ordering the state's tourism agency to study whether the increased competition is hurting resorts. It's now awaiting Governor Tim Pawlenty's signature.

Moe says he knows it is happening but wants to know the extent of the phenomenon and whether there are any laws being broken.

He says the issue is the resort's top legislative priority for the current Legislative session. Read more

[B Johnson- Park Rapids]

This looks like a ridiculous ploy to stop the VRBO.com people from being able to rent out their own properties. This study is political garbage to earn Mr.Moe some goodwill with resort owners...
What is the implication that resort owners pay different lakefront taxes than a homeowner... Did I miss something? MN Resorts are very, very important to the economies of our Northern Region like Park Rapids and Bemidji, but if you want them to survive, they should probably receive a different "Active Resort Status" For tax rates similar to farm land. They're being taxed out of existence by the likes of Mr.Moe while he proposes a study of a couple of houses renting out during the summer... What a politician...