Short Term Rental

Housing crisis prompts Kelowna to consider tightening restrictions on short-term rentals
There are hundreds of illegal short-term rentals in Kelowna that are impacting the long-term rental…

Kamloops and Okanagan getting help from province to crack down on short-term rentals
New provincial rules will force short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo to post business…

New York City is nearly banning Airbnb, should the Thompson-Okanagan follow?
Recent reviews on the impact of short-term rentals in the Okanagan show they're replacing a…

Airbnb may be good for tourists but at a cost to Okanagan residents
Short term rentals are forcing renters to pay hundreds to thousands of extra dollars every…

Getting handle on short-term rentals like Airbnb key to easing housing shortage in B.C.
The organization representing local governments in B.C. wants the provincial government to put in rules…
Interior’s own hobbit house opens for the season
Elves, Orcs, Dwarves and Lord of the Rings fans are all welcome at the Hobbit…

West Kelowna’s plan to legalize ‘party houses’ a ‘terrible’ idea: critic
Sabina Zerwes is ready to get out her picket signs and get back into her…

Kelowna strikes blow for housing affordability by limiting short-term rentals
KELOWNA – Despite the fact that the majority of speakers at a public hearing last…

Make homes more affordable? Kelowna council priorities put to the test Monday
KELOWNA – The top two priorities in Kelowna’s Healthy Housing strategy, adopted less than a…

For actual B&Bs, Kelowna’s short term rental regulations are about unfair competition
KELOWNA – Any regulations controlling short term rentals that Kelowna City Council approves tonight, March…

Regulations controlling short term rentals in Kelowna would be useless if not enforced
KELOWNA – If Kelowna city council approves the proposed short term rental rules going to…

Controversial Kelowna short-term rental rules going to public hearing
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council is lining up one fractious public hearing after another for…

Relieving Kelowna’s housing pressures in its own backyards
KELOWNA – When the City of Kelowna decided in 2011 to make it easier for…