Representative Keith Frederick has written a replacement bill for HB608, which protects the property right to short-term rental, deeded to the owner at the time of purchase. Please sign the petition to replace HB608 with HB988. HB608 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing which will result in the long standing tradition of vacation home/condo renting at the tourist lakes of Missouri being banned or unreasonably regulated out of existence by April 1 of 2008. In contrast, HB988 will result in vacation home/condo rentals being taxed at residential rates and regulated like other residential property. HB988 will protect residential home/condo owners from commercial property tax, and give the owners representation to determine how the lodging/tourist dollars are spent. Read the 12 point comparison below and it is easy to see that HB988 is all good while HB608 is nearly all bad.

12 Points of Comparison

1. Takes deeded private property rights to rent without owner compensation. HB988=No (Good! ) HB608=Yes (Bad!)
2. Written by a lawmaker with direct input from impacted property owners. HB988=Yes (Good!) HB608=No (Bad!)
3. Written by a multinational corporation with an agenda that lies outside the state of Missouri. HB988=No (Good! ) HB608=Yes (Bad!)
4. Prior to 4/1/2008 opens a window to ban vacation rentals. HB988=No (Good! ) HB608=Yes (Bad!)
5. Prior to 4/1/2008 opens a windows to implement unreasonable regulations on owners.HB988=No (Good! ) HB608=Yes (Bad!)
6. Prevents out right banning of vacation rentals not already banned by 4/1/2008. HB988=Yes (Good!) HB608=Yes (Good!)
7. After 4/1/2008 rented homes are subject to new ongoing regulations more restrictive than those regulations imposed on all other residential rental property. HB988=No (Good! ) HB608=Yes (Bad!)
8. Gives owners representation in how lodging/tourist tax is spent. HB988=Yes (Good!) HB608=No (Bad!)
9. Protects owners from commercial property tax. HB988=Yes (Good!) HB608=No (Bad!)
10. Will cause many owners to sell simultaneously crashing property values. HB988=No (Good!) HB608=Yes (Bad!)
11. Will remove $300 million from the vulnerable local tourist economies across Missouri.HB988=No (Good! ) HB608=Yes (Bad!)
12. Gives the tourist accommodations options promoting tourism in Missour.i HB988=Yes (Good!) HB608=No (Bad!)

“By signing this petition I am asking that the pro-vacation rental bill written by Keith Frederick (HB988) replace (HB608). I am in favor of HB988 because it preserves property rights, prevents banning of vacation homes and condos, regulates vacation home/condos like other residential property, protects vacation homes from commercial property tax, protects property values in tourist areas, protects local tourist economies, and gives owners representation as to how the lodging and tourist tax is spent.”

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After signing, please comment on the petition. Then call and email the following members of the HB608 committee (click link for contact info) to request that they substitute HB608 with HB988 for the above 12 reasons.

Robert Cornejo, Kirk Mathews, Jean Evans, Jered Taylor

John Galt

"The people who sign the petition"

missouri.lakes.property.rights@gmail.com

Also consider signing this petition to oppose HB608.