PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Despite opposition from some property owners and city leaders, Vancouver has approved a program that will enforce rental registration fees for landlords.
Nearly nine months after discussing the program at a Vancouver City Council workshop last October, officials passed it with a 4-3 vote at a meeting on Monday.
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The new municipal code will require landlords to pay a registration fee of $30 per unit by Feb. 15 of each calendar year, in addition to applying for or renewing a business license. The registration will ask them for information such as the year their property was built, the number of units it holds and what type of rental it is — from multi-family housing to accessory dwelling units.
Short-term rentals, hotels, emergency shelters and nursing homes are among the properties exempt from these requirements, Housing Programs Manager Samantha Whitley said…