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Short-Term Rental
Long-Term Rental
Living
Enable Tourism Options
and Appeal
Contribute to Local
Businesses
Overview
1. Key Findings
2. Recommended Approach
3. Next Steps
1. Key Findings
What We Heard
General Perceptions of Short-Term Rentals
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
71%
10%
62%
18%
58%
42%
41%
0%
25%
20%
23%
47%
19%
31%
22%
38%
20%
25%
50%
19%
34%
75%
100%
What We Heard
Priorities for a New Approach
High Proiority
Neutral
Low Priority
51%
50%
0%
25%
21%
29%
30%
35%
24%
31%
26%
23%
35%
Supporting tourism.
16%
28%
56%
12%
13%
76%
50%
45%
75%
100%
What We Heard
Who should be allowed to offer units on the short-term rental market?
82%
47%
25%
17%
13%
12%
6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
58%
58%
57%
14%
3%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Key Findings:
Key Findings:
Key Findings:
Key Findings:
Key Findings:
General Complaints
Noise
Safety Concerns
7
5
2013
2014
2015
2016
San Jose
Austin
Sacramento
Philadelphia
Amsterdam
Nelson
Nashville
Boulder
Tofino
Chicago
Balanced
Permissive
Restrictive
Denver
Seattle
New York
London
San Francisco
Santa Monica
Portland
Anaheim
Berlin
Comparative Approach
2. Recommended Approach
Vancouvers Objectives
1. Long Term Rental Supply
2. Neighbourhood Fit
3. Supplemental Income
4. Tourism
5. Health and Safety
6. Tax and Regulatory Equity
7. Compliance
The Proposal
Approach: Allow STRs In Principal Residences
Examples
Vancouver Proposal
Licence
Threshold
Financial
Disincentive
Minimize
Conflicts
~1,200
~100
50 60%
Almost all
Probably all
allowed
allowed
allowed
The Proposal
STR Business Licence
PROOF OF PRIMARY
RESIDENCE
DECLARATIONS
PROOF OF CONTROL
- PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
e.g. DRIVERS LICENCE or BCID
GOOD NEIGHBOUR
CONDITIONS
UNDERSTANDING OF PENALTIES
AUTO-GEN. EMAIL
ISSUE
LICENCE
- OUTLINING
CONDITIONS
- REQUEST LINK TO
LISTING
QUARTERLY
AUDIT
ANNUAL
RENEWAL
The Proposal
Proactive Enforcement
Enforcement Strategy
I. Use City bylaw and enforcement powers fully
II. Partner with platforms and third party
vendors
III. Coordinate with stakeholders and the public
NO REFUND
NO ELIGIBILITY
TO HOLD
STR LICENCE FOR
ONE YEAR
Quarterly
Report of
unlicenced
offenders
(unlikely
primary
residents)
Risk to
Operators: to
be taxed
under the
Vacant Home
regulations
Canadian
Revenue Agency
Annual
Report of
potential high
earning,
unlicensed
property
owners.
Risk to
Operators:
Tax Audit
BC Assessment
Real Estate
Council of BC
Annual report
of likely
commercial
offenders.
Quarterly
Report of
Possible Bad
Practices of
Relators or
Property
Managers
Risk to
Operators: to
be taxed as a
commercial
property
Risk to
Operators:
Revoked Real
Estate Licence
Short-Term
Rental Platforms
Regular sharing
of licensed
operators
Risk to
operators:
platform
delists
unlicensed
operators
SIMPLIFIED
HOW TO GUIDE
PROMOTE PUBLIC
AWARENESS
EMBEDDED SURVEY:
CAN I HAVE A LICENCE?
PUBLISH LICENCED
LOCATIONS
FILLABLE 3-1-1 FORM
STR Scenarios
No
Proposed
Approach?
Yes
Allowed to rent private
room or entire unit.
STR Currently
Allowed?
No
Proposed
Approach?
Yes
Allowed to rent private
room or entire unit.
No
Proposed
Approach?
Yes
Allowed to rent private
room or entire unit.
STR Currently
Allowed?
No
Proposed
Approach?
No
Can rent 30 days or more.
No
Proposed
Approach?
Yes
Allowed to rent private
room or entire unit.
No
Proposed
Approach?
No
Can rent 30 days or more.
3. Next Steps