Changes may be coming to Green Bay's Short Term Rentals ordinance. One of the biggest has some property owners upset. Oct. 27, 2025. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Green Bay’s Equal Rights Commission is discussing plans to adjust the city’s Short Term Rental Ordinance.
The goal is to combat the housing crisis by creating more long term rentals and more opportunities for homebuyers.
“We have a view that a house should be a home and not an investment opportunity, something that you treat as a commodity, something you can make money off of,” Green Bay District 6 Alder Joey Prestley said.
Prestley is a member of the Green Bay’s Equal Rights Commission.
He said changes being proposed include a 7-day minimum stay, a 180 consecutive day maximum, A three-strikes policy for three documented violations within 12 months and increased fees from $500 initial/$250 renewal to $1,000 initial/$500 renewal.
Currently, there is no minimum stay requirement.
“So we really want to de-incentivize that and incentivize people, first time home owners, buying their first home, families living in homes,” Prestley said.
The number of short term rentals in Green Bay has jumped significantly from 120 in 2022 to over 430 in 2025.
The new changes would greatly impact rentals that surround Lambeau Field used on home Packer weekends. Some landlords call the changes unnecessary and will hurt their bottom line.
“I think it’s ridiculous,” property owner Erin Peterson said. “I love Green Bay, born and raised here, but when you’re coming into town to see the Packers play, nobody wants to stay for seven nights.”
Peterson’s home is just off of Lombardi Avenue and rents it mostly during Packers season.
She thinks a seven day requirement will deter people from staying there.
“We’ve had people stay four or five nights, but I don’t think we’ve ever had anyone stay seven nights,” Peterson said.
Peterson isn’t the only one upset about the proposed change.
Corey Reymenp said this will severely limit his business.
“We can get seven night stays in basically mid June to mid August it’s about two months but outside of that… you’re not gonna get people staying seven nights in these places,” Reymenp said.
If approved by Common Council, changes would go into effect starting July 2026.
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