Friday, September 14 ~ BC.
Led by Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen, mayors and councillors from around BC this week (at the annual Union of BC Municipalities convention in Whistler, Sept 10-14) endorsed a motion that would see short term rentals like Airbnb be required to have a business licence to operate.
The ‘Short-Term Vacation Rental Listing Platforms’ Responsibility in Compliance’ motion calls on the Province to negotiate a BC-wide agreement with Airbnb and other regionally-active short-term rental platforms to assist local governments with compliance checks, whereby the short-term rental platforms agree to require their hosts to provide proof of a valid business license, where applicable, in order to advertise using their service.
::: As first published on page 3 in the September 14, 2018 print/PDF issue of West Shore Voice News.