In an email to Global News, the city said a municipal licence to legally operate short-term rentals requires a homeowner to live at the property for a minimum of 240 days per year.
Residents of a Kelowna neighbourhood say the owners of one of the homes on their street aren't following the province's new short-term rental rules. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.Darla McGuirk is among the growing number of people raising concerns about short-term rental properties causing problems in neighbourhoods, including hers in the Lower Mission of Kelowna .
The home is advertised as a private luxury oasis online but neighbours say for two years now it’s been anything but an oasis for them. While the home may have a licence to operate, neighbours say the owners are breaking both the municipal bylaws and provincial legislation because they don’t believe it is their primary residence.“Nobody has ever moved in,” said McGuirk. “We’ve actually known all the neighbours that have lived there in the past because we’re outside a lot.”For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
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