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City updates short-term rental registration and enforcement; advocates and tenants press for tougher enforcement
Summary
The Office of Short Term Rentals reported 1,300 applications to date with 879 certificates issued, $475,000 in penalties assessed and ongoing outreach to platforms; public commenters praised streamlined registration but many neighborhood advocates and tenants said enforcement is still insufficient.
The Office of Short Term Rentals told a Land Use & Transportation Committee oversight hearing that the city has made progress registering and enforcing short-term rentals but that major compliance gaps remain.
Kevin Guy, director of the office in the city administrator's office, said the program (effective Feb. 1, 2015) allows only permanent residents to rent dwelling units for less than 30 days and requires a business license and proof of residency. Guy said his six-person office had received approximately 1,300 applications, issued 879 certificates, rejected 170 applications as ineligible or incomplete and had 269 applications pending review; he reported about 150 registration appointments scheduled for January.
On enforcement, Guy described a complaint-driven and proactive casework model that issues a notice of violation when staff find a likely…
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