Calgary City Council Adopts New Rules for Short-Term Rentals.
Among the new rules are higher licensing fees that short-term rental owners will have to pay each year starting in 2025.
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A view of the Calgary skyline and suburban homes in the foreground was taken on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
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Despite backlash from some industry representatives, Calgary City Council has adopted a new set of rules to regulate short-term rentals in the city, including a licensing system and a moratorium on issuing such licenses when vacancy rates are low.
The administration's recommendations, which the council approved Tuesday night, include higher licensing fees that short-term rental owners would have to pay annually starting in 2025. The fees would start at $172 per year for primary residences that provide short-term rental advertising and $510. for non-primary residences.
However, the city will freeze the approval of these licenses for non-primary residences when the vacancy rate for long-term rentals is below 2.5%. Your daily lunchtime summary of curated links, news, analysis and features.
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