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Vancouver reports rental-registration launch and housing fund shortfalls

Clark County Community Action Advisory Board · January 27, 2026
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Summary

City of Vancouver staff told the CAB the city's rental-registration program launched Jan. 1 and more than 10,000 units had registered; several locally committed construction projects await state awards and Smith Tower still faces an estimated $11 million gap.

Samantha Whitley, a housing team staffer for the City of Vancouver, updated the Community Action Advisory Board on the city's housing and homelessness work.

Whitley said Vancouver launched a rental-registration program on Jan. 1 and reported more than 10,000 units registered as of the Jan. 26 meeting. The city offered a three-month fee waiver to encourage early compliance and plans to hire…

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