Bostick v. DeSoto County Ex Rel. Board of Supervisors

WILSON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Tom Bostick and Larry Poe own houses in a. residential subdivision in De-Soto County. Bostick and Poe began offering their houses for short-term' rent to transient guests on HomeAway.com and other websites. DeSoto County contends that such rentals are not a permitted use •under applicable DeSoto County Zoning Regulations, which permit, as relevant’ in this case, “single family dwellings.” The DeSoto County Chancery Court agreed and permanently enjoined Bostick and Poe from offering their houses as “vacation rentals” to short-term, transient renters. On appeal,…