Anyse Smith owns a large $2 million vacation rental near South Palm Desert charging $97,737/mo., but rents in North Palm Desert.
Palm Desert Geography Confuses Voters, Candidate
PALM DESERT — Let’s say your address is 71730 Jaguar Way, Palm Desert, CA 92260. Now, in which city do you live? If you said, Palm Desert you would be wrong! Because of current Palm Desert geography, 71730 Jaguar Way technically sits in an unincorporated area of Desert, which means you actually live on a street in Riverside County. […] The above address was Smiths on Aug. 8, 2022, when she applied for a seat on the Civic Engagement Committee.
Smith Fails to Secure Permit for Rental Property
Candidate’s Rental Property Listed on Airbnb but She has No Short-term Vacation Rental Permit
PALM DESERT — Anyse Smith, 38, who is seeking a seat on the City Council, has been advertising the so-called family home at 71730 Jaguar Way as vacation rental on Airbnb.com without the proper rental permit, according to Felisa Cardona, Public Information Officer for Riverside County’s Transportation and Land Management Agency.
“We did receive a complaint for that address at our call center and a case was opened on July 11. Owners may be served with a cease-and-desist order from Code Enforcement to end unpermitted operations and the property could be subject to $1,000 fine per day,” Cardona said.
Harnik Claps Back at Anyse Smith Claim [Opinion]
“If Ms. Smith thought her address indicated she lived in the City of Palm Desert, the fact that she never received a City of Palm Desert ballot from 2014 until 2022, and never voted in a Palm Desert council race, should have alerted her, and created concern worth addressing. Why didn’t it?”
Smith Noncompliant with Short-term Rental Law
Anyse Smith Fails to Comply with Palm Desert’s Short-term Rental Law
PALM DESERT — Anyse Smith, a candidate for Palm Desert City in District 3, is currently in violation of the city’s short-term rental law, according to Riverside County Code Enforcement.
Anyse Smith, 38, has been advertising what she calls the family home at 71730 Jaguar Way as vacation rental on Airbnb.com without the proper rental permit, according to Felisa Cardona, Public Information Officer for Riverside County’s Transportation and Land Management Agency.
The 7-bedroom, 11-bed and 5-bath property rents for $97,737 per month, according to the Airbnb advertisement.
