New provincial rules restricting short-term rentals to principal residence now in effect
For Victoria’s Angela Mason, the introduction of new province-wide rules around short-term rentals is reviving memories of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Today (May 1) feels a lot like March 18, 2020,” she said. “It feels like I have to close my doors, not because of something that I did, because of something that was mandated for me to do.
“Back then, there were these feelings of confusion, there was concern, there were questions, there was uncertainty and there are a lot of those same feelings today.”
Mason, who purchased a short-term rental in June 2023 and co-owns a business offering host services for short-term rentals (Amala Rental Solutions), made these comments as new rules restricting short-term vacation rentals to primary residences plus one additional unit on the same property came into effect.
They apply to more than 60 communities across B.C., home to much of the…
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