Sedona Arizona interview with Major Scott Jablow

[Chad McMahan]

Here is a link to an interview we (Equity Team- Will Hamburg and myself) did with Sedona, Arizona Mayor Scott Jablow. We discussed short term rentals- past, present and possible future in Sedona.

In total, combing 2 private meetings/interviews, we spent approx 5 hours with Mayor Scott Jablow, Assistant Mayor Holli Ploog, Housing Manager Shannon Boone, and their in-house council.

My take-away:

The Sedona government is receiving a lot of pressure from people that are anti-STR. It's an expensive town to live in, with a shortage of LTR's, so they are eager to decrease STR's and increase LTR's.

Mayor Jablow recognizes the importance of STR's for a higher quality vacation for tourists, but he and the local administration want to limit this, once there is a AZ law that allows them to do so.

One of the best "nuggets"/"gems" was to hear him say to us that upon a AZ law getting passed that does indeed restrict the number/percentage of STR's, those that already have a permitted STR in Sedona will be grandfathered in. According to Mayor Jablow, there will not be a quick drop in STR's. Rather, it could take years to slowly reduce the percentage. I like this approach. Not only does it give peace of mind for myself and my clients, but it feels cooperative and reasonable.