Editor’s Note: Kay Brown, one of Vero Beach’s leading Realtors since the late 1970s, wrote the members of the Vero Beach City Council today expressing opposition to allowing short-term rentals in the city.
Dear City Council Members,
As an active licensed real estate broker since 1978 in Vero Beach, I am opposed to allowing rentals in our city for periods of less than 30 days. I have witnessed many unpleasant situations that have developed with tenants being able to occupy homes on the barrier island for short terms. It can be very disruptive to neighborhoods and will certainly challenge the real estate values of areas where this is being permitted.
Some of the short term tenants are not making security deposits and the properties are vacated in deplorable conditions and the owners must do extensive clean up after these situations occur.
We are blessed to live in one of the best towns in Florida and we all need to make sure we continue to support all efforts to keep it the best. Thank you for leadership and hopefully your vote to enforce 30 day minimum lease periods in the City of Vero Beach!
Best regards,
Kay Brown
Indian River Guardian 
The good people of Vero Beach cannot allow short term rentals if we are to maintain our standard of living. We owe it to ourselves and neighbors to put a stop to this practice. I hope the council does the right thing in this regard.