Houstonians who had hoped for a swift and seamless process to eliminate rental party houses from their neighborhoods will have to wait a little longer, and even though an ordinance regulating short-term rentals was adopted in April, there’s no guarantee it will solve everyone’s problems.

Residents from all over the city, but particularly in Montrose, Midtown, The Heights, and Third Ward, have pleaded for over a year with the Houston City Council to regulate operators like Airbnb and VRBO that host guests for up to 30 days. Many of the complaints are nuisances — parking violations, trash on the lawn, and loud pool parties past midnight on weekdays — but extend to drug use, nudity, and suspected prostitution and trafficking.

When Houston’s first short-term rental ordinance was adopted ab

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