'Chronic party houses' on Airbnb and Vrbo have become hot topics in Houston HOA disputes

July 19, 2022 | Houston Chronicle A dispute over duck feeding and an accompanying fine of $250,000 may be the most recent neighborhood dispute the Houston area is talking about, but in most places, the hot topic is something entirely different: short-term rental homes that end up as chronic party houses.

Lawyers Gregory S. Cagle, who represents property owner associations and homeowner associations, and Richard Weaver, who represents homeowners, including the Bridgeland couple facing the big fine, said that most complaints between homeowners and their neighborhood associations that make it to their offices involve nonpayment of annual dues or maintenance fees or who have done something to their home – such as painting it a different color – without approval.

Beyond that, though, one of the hottest topics they deal with is people buying homes to operate as short-term rentals. Read more here.