According to Ken Capes, he needs an extra $200 per paycheck. He certainly could rent a long-term studio for $400/month that is one block from the beach. In fact, Mr. Capes could probably rent it for $800 to $1000 a month long-term.  Let's face the facts, if an illegal vacation rental owner is intently breaking the law like Capes, he has no problem lying about his financial situation... Councilmember Joey Manahan was right on the money when he stated "why are all of the vacation rental owners here today who claim they are operating legally objecting to enforcement proposals that only apply to illegal operators, the measures won't apply to them?"