City of Charleston files suit in short-term rental case

The City of Charleston filed suit in Charleston County Court of Common Pleas against the owner of 4 Atlantic Street in downtown Charleston for violating the city’s zoning ordinances with regard to short term rentals. Under current law, short-term rentals are allowed only in the Cannonborough–Elliotborough neighborhood of the city.

City spokesman Jack O’Toole said, “The city is seeking a declaratory judgment that the site is being used as an illegal short-term rental, along with an injunction to prevent any further unlawful use of the property.”