Did Louisvilles crackdown lead to explosive growth of short-term rentals in Jeffersonville? | WDRB Investigates [Video]

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) — Historic homes line Riverside Drive in Jeffersonville along the banks of the Ohio River. It’s a picturesque piece of Jeffersonville, but, lately, residents there are noticing a change.

Paul Torp said five properties within a two-block walk of his home on the historic street are now listed as short-term rentals on websites like Airbnb and Vrbo.

“Unfortunately, what we’re seeing is that the developers are buying them, converting them into short-term rentals, and it really is changing the fabric of the neighborhood,” Torp said. “Some of them apparently can house up to 20-30 people.”

Torp is one of many Jeffersonville residents who have expressed concerns with an explosion of short-term rentals in the southern Indiana city. Right now, the city of Jeffersonville doesn’t regulate short-term rentals, which came as a surprise to Alicia Lopez, who lives in Las Vegas and listed her Jeffersonville property on Airbnb …