Parksville will need to achieve a three per cent vacancy rate in order to be eligible for a partial exemption from the province’s Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act, according to a letter from the housing minister.
Ravi Kahlon’s letter was in reply to a request from the city’s mayor and council that Parksville’s “resort row” area be granted an exemption from the act, which comes into effect May 1.
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