• State lawmakers’ 2016 law bars cities from regulating vacation rentals • Court of Appeals rejects Sedona’s bid to regulate mobile home park rentals • State lawmakers’ original intent was to allow homeowners to earn extra cash

State lawmakers were serious when they barred cities from regulating vacation rentals, the Arizona Court of Appeals has concluded.

In a unanimous decision, the court rejected arguments by the city of Sedona that it was free to prohibit a 59-acre mobile home park from renting out its units for short-term rentals.

The judges said the clear language of the laws, dating back to 2016, leave that decision up to individual homeowners. And in this case, Oak Creek Mobilodge has the same rights.

The Nov. 26 ruling is the latest setback for communities who have fought

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