Ocean City residents to vote on future of short-term rentals

Ocean City voters reject minimum stay requirements, but only by 34 votes

Voters in Ocean City have spoken, by the narrowest of margins.On Tuesday residents took to the polls to decide on minimum stay requirements at certain properties within the beach resort town.The Mayor and City Council recently passed an ordinance implementing a minimum five-night stay in low density single family residential developments (R1) and mobile home (MH) districts.By just 34 votes (834-830), voters rejected the ordinance.The council's i…

Ocean City, MD voters reject new short-term rental ordinance during special election

Ocean City, Maryland's special election on short-term rental restrictions resulted in voters voting down the proposed ordiance: The election results.

UPDATE: Short-Term Rental Restrictions Fail in Ocean City Referendum

OCEAN CITY, Md. -- The resort town held a special election on Tuesday, July 22nd. The results will determine whether short-term rentals in certain neighborhoods are, for all intents and purposes, banned.

Ocean City residents to vote on future of short-term rentals

While it is the middle of summer, Tuesday is election day for Ocean City —not for an elected official, though.

After voter rejection, Ocean City council could revisit short-term rental rules

Voters in Ocean City narrowly rejected a proposed ordinance Tuesday that would have added stricter regulations to short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods and mobile home districts.

'We are very hopeful': Ocean City residents voting on future of short-term rentals

Ocean City residents are voting Tuesday on a referendum regarding short-term rentals. The mayor and City Council of Ocean City passed an ordinance in March requiring renters to book five-night minimum stays between 2025 and 2026. It would increase to 31 days in 2027. The special election was scheduled after a petition opposing that ordinance gathered more than 1,000 signatures. “We are very hopeful that we will be successful today that the peopl…