As short-term rental rules loom, B.C. communities opting in and out

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B.C. Premier, Housing Minister issue reminder about new rules designed to create more rental housing

Four communities including West Kelowna in the tourism-dependent Okanagan have opted out of new provincial restrictions on short-term rentals effective next month.New rules restricting short-term vacation rentals to primary residences plus one additional unit on the same property will come into effect May 1 in more than 60 communities across B.C., home to much of the provincial population.

“As we’ve already seen, these new rules are turning short-term rentals back into homes for people who live and work in our communities,” he said. According to the provincial government, 17 communities include the resort community of Tofino, the tourism-dependent community of Osoyoos and three electoral areas near Penticton have opted in. The principal residency requirement will start to apply in those communities Nov. 1.

 

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