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Senate committee hears competing views on allowing local vacancy fees for second homes
Summary
Senate Bill 1095A would authorize cities and counties to impose a fee on homes vacant more than 180 days a year as a local option to address second homes and long‑term vacancies, sponsor Senator Anthony Bridal told the Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue on April 16.
Senate Bill 1095A would authorize cities and counties to impose a narrowly tailored fee on vacant single‑family homes, middle‑housing and condominiums that are unoccupied for more than 180 days in a calendar year, the bill’s sponsor told the Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue at a public hearing April 16.
Senator Anthony Bridal, the bill sponsor, said the measure is a local-option tool requested by a Central Oregon city to address communities where rapid growth in second homes reduces housing available to people who work locally. “The goal here … is to really make sure that second homes and second homeowners are paying their fair share when it comes to impacts,” Bridal said, adding that any revenue should be spent on…
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