Get proper permits to rent home out during NFL Draft

GREEN BAY, WI- (WGBW) – There is a lot of excitement brewing over the NFL Draft coming to Green Bay. It will be here in just over 3 months. People are listing homes on sites such as Air BNB and Vrbo to make cash.  Michael Friedman with Simple Life Hospitality, which manages vacation rentals in the area, says don’t cut corners. Make sure you get the proper permits through your local municipality. 

“People are getting cited already. They are getting their initial warning letter from the City of Green Bay saying that their home is listed. And it does not have the proper permitting,” Friedman said.

Friedman said Green Bay is not the only local municipality that checks permits. So, it’s best to do everything by the book. 

“If people think they are going to get away with trying to do this and skate by by not having the proper licensing and permitting and they’re not going to get caught? I will tell everyone… ‘Don’t do it!’ You’re going to get caught,” he said. “You’re going to get busted. And ultimately, you’re going to get fined, and it is going to be significant.” 

Simple Life Hospitality is one business in NEWisco that offers local homes as vacation rentals.