The mayor of Hialeah warned against this Boat and RV restrictions which remain parked in front of the houses and could be rented out as residential units.
Hialeah authorities are ready to get started Take action and issue a more restrictive regulation According to media reports, the current regulation applies to the use of recreational vehicles (RV) and boats.
According to Mayor Esteban Bovo Jr., there is a report that “suggests that there were.” 200, 240 houses or something like that that had RVs in them.“We are not talking about a large number of houses using it illegally, but if we continue to allow it, someone will think it is OK to do it,” he warned.
Hialeah has had an ordinance regulating the use of recreational vehicles since 2007. However, Alexis Riverón, director of the Ministry of Construction, warns that this regulation allows them to park in the backyards of houses, which limits the ability of inspectors to check whether there are any violations.
Mayor Esteban Bovo Jr. wants to put an end to this. “We’re not talking about 15% of households in Hialeah having an RV, because that’s not the case,” Bovo told Hialeah council members Sept. 6 at a meeting where they discussed the issue.
Several elected officials said this issue deeply affects them.
The mayor stated that he felt like he was being watched by the neighbor who had a mobile home. “I had it [el vehículo recreativo] At the back of my house, someone parked their RV in front of my fence, I talked to them about it,” Bovo said.
Although it was temporary, he said he “could imagine what it would be like if the neighbor had decided to park it there and I literally had someone checking on my backyard all day.”
Boats are another point to consider as there are homes that have multiple boats parked in different locations on the property.
The issue is expected to be discussed by the Hialeah Council on September 26th.
Councilwoman Vivian Casáls-Muñoz said there was a house near her home with two mobile homes in the back and even a portable toilet. “My God, we have to apply the law,” he said.
Council President Mónica Pérez said illegal use of recreational vehicles in Hialeah began after the pandemic, when “many people who moved to South Florida do not have documents and cannot pay rent, which also increased the cost of living.”
The scarcity of affordable housingparticularly in Hialeah, has created the need for informal alternatives.
Although there was a boom new actions In the city, the average Hialeah resident cannot afford to rent apartments and houses.