Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas got a bit of a heads-up on the province乌鸦传媒檚 plan to limit short-term rentals.

He had a discussion about the new legislation with Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon when he was in the city last week (Oct. 12) for an announcement regarding housing units for homeless individuals.

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Legislation brought in by the province on Oct. 16, will limit short-term rentals in many communities across B.C.

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Dyas said the city has about 2,400 short-term rental units, with nearly half of them registered.

For now, the new rules apply to primary residences.

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The mayor pointed out that city staff was already working on a short-term rental policy.

乌鸦传媒淪o now what they will do is look at where ours was, what the province has implemented, and either align with that or make changes and alterations to it along the way.乌鸦传媒�

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gary.barnes@kelownacapnews.com
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