News Items tag as: short term rental

How new provincial housing rules are boosting and hurting development in Central Okanagan
March 10, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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The Bennett bridge stretches a mere kilometre across Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and West Bank First Nations lands.
Most British Columbians in favour of province's new housing policies
February 28, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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A new survey says a majority of British Columbians are in favour of the province's new housing guidelines.
Short-term rental rules to tighten in West Kelowna
February 27, 2024 - 7:30 AM
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West Kelowna is one of the few cities in BC that has the right to opt out of tough new provincial rules clamping down on short-term rentals.
West Kelowna's high rental vacancy rate is a Canadian rarity
February 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Canada hit an historically low rental vacancy rate in 2023 but West Kelowna not only increased its vacancy rate it's one of few Canadian cities to have what is considered a healthy vacancy rate.
No exemptions for Kelowna property owners wanting to stay in short-term rental market
February 01, 2024 - 11:35 AM
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There was a glimmer of hope last week that some exemptions could be made to new provincial short-term rental rules so some housing that was built and sold for that purpose could continue.
Thinking about renting your home short-term? Rules vary widely in Okanagan, Kamloops
January 23, 2024 - 12:00 PM
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West Kelowna is the latest of the Okanagan’s largest cities to respond to new provincial regulations on short-term rentals.
Rowdy short-term rentals in Kelowna not going to disappear any time soon
January 16, 2024 - 5:00 PM
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While Kelowna city council has moved ahead with changes to its short-term rental rules that are tougher than what the province has proposed, it’s still going to be a challenge to crack down on the bad apples in the market.
New provincial rules mean Kelowna to lose 700 short-term rentals
January 10, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Kelowna city council is being asked to scratch 693 of 1,191 licenced short-term rental units in the city in order to comply with new provincial regulations as of May 1.
Some Naramata residents want short term rental regulations
January 06, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Residents in Naramata are concerned about controversial new housing developments in the area because their community is not protected by the province’s short term rental legislation.
This may be one way to get excluded from new short-term rental rules in Kelowna
December 24, 2023 - 12:00 PM
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A major Kelowna developer is hoping the province will look into what he sees as a grey area in new provincial short-term rental rules and make changes in his favour.
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BC changes rules for VQA wines in effort to save wineries, jobs after grape freeze
The devastating loss of grape vines due to the intense cold snap this past winter has left wineries in the Okanagan scrambling to stay in business. In an effort to help the businesses weather the impacts, the province will temporarily allow

Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ

Ongoing dispute between Osoyoos neighbours lands back in court
A long-running neighbourly dispute that has led to criminal convictions and a restraining order was back in front of the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal with the victims asking for financial compensation after their next-door neighbour tried to run

News Items tag as: short term rental

How new provincial housing rules are boosting and hurting development in Central Okanagan

Most British Columbians in favour of province's new housing policies

Short-term rental rules to tighten in West Kelowna

West Kelowna's high rental vacancy rate is a Canadian rarity

No exemptions for Kelowna property owners wanting to stay in short-term rental market

Thinking about renting your home short-term? Rules vary widely in Okanagan, Kamloops

Rowdy short-term rentals in Kelowna not going to disappear any time soon

New provincial rules mean Kelowna to lose 700 short-term rentals

Some Naramata residents want short term rental regulations

This may be one way to get excluded from new short-term rental rules in Kelowna

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