Vacation rental rules upheld in Brooks v. Town of Bar Harbor

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court found for the town in a lawsuit related to a November 2021 vote on a Land Use Ordinance amendment regarding vacation rentals, upholding an April 2023 lower court ruling.

Decision in Brooks et al. v. Town of Bar Harbor

"The ruling once again validates the town's decision, based on legal analysis, to accept the simple majority outcome of the vote to approve the short term rental ordinance," Town Council Chair Val Peacock said. "In the 2.5 years since the passage of the vote, we've seen the successful implementation of the ordinance which has resulted in a reduction in the overall number of VR-2 short-term rental properties."