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In February, 2018 the Tribune published a good overview of what's happening in City Hall that will affect short-term rentals in Portland. Steve Law's Tribune article is at this moment, the best overview we have. But we are working hard to talk with Commissioners and staff to inform them about our members and how they differ from the 'commercial' operators that the City is appropriately concerned with.

A copy of a 2017 Resolution passed by City Council reflects just how unhappy Council was at the platforms and illustrates the work we have ahead of us to communicate our viewpoints, being separate from the platforms.

May 26, 2018 update: The City finally announced their plan to further tax Short Term Rentals. Read the Willamette Week and the Portland Tribune articles. Later that day, Maggie Vespa from KGW news interviewed Jill Palamountain. See it here.

City of Portland - Mayor & Commissioners contact information. Tell them your story!

June, 2018 City Council Meeting Videos:

June 13 Hearing - Host2Host testimony - Select 'Jun 13 2018 AM Wednesday Session', start at 31:21. Host2Host testimony ends at 1:42. The entire hearing goes to 2:55.
June 20 Meeting - Commissioners Adopt Ordinances - Select 'Jun 20 2018 AM Wednesday Session', start at 15:00-26:33 to hear the Tourism 2% tax pass and the Per-Night Fee postponed for a later date. At 1:49:00-1:55:00 the Per-Night Fee is passed in a surprise vote.

The Ordinances ADOPTED by Portland City Council on June 20, 2018

June 21, 2018: H2H's Summary of Portland City Council's vote to approve both 2% TID tax and $4/"Per Night" fee

June 2018 Media:

Steve Law's Tribune article - Portland adopts two new fees for short term rentals
Elliot Njus' Oregonian article - Portland tacks two new fees on Airbnb-style rentals

July 2018: City Documents Released July 27, 2018

City of Portland - HomeAway Legal Settlement signed Feb 15, 2018
Host2Host Summary of the HomeAway legal settlement.

August 2018: City of Portland tax changes; Lake Oswego survey about STRs; Portland Auditor on STRs

City of Portland letter to permitted STRs explaining the new taxes that began August 1, 2018
Host2Host Summary of the City's letter
City of Lake Oswego opinion poll about STRs
City of Portland Auditor's report on STRs

December, 2018: Email from Thomas Lannom, Director, Portland Division of Revenue to Chair, Host2Host answering our questions about the proposed pass through registration process, currently at a standstill.

February, 2019: Meetup presentation by Tyler Wallace and Danny DeSelle from the Portland Revenue Division, outlining what is expected once the new data sharing process is in place.

Power Point or PDF and
Read David Boe's summary of the meeting.

February, 2019: Survey ranks Portland top in USfor best Airbnb hosts. Steve Law, Portland Tribune, and KOIN6.

April, 2019: Host2Host written testimony submitted to City of Lake Oswego on STR policy.

June, 2019: City Council Hearing on STR Registry and Pass-Through Registration Video: June 5 Hearing - Agenda Item 542 - all comments and testimony including Host2Host testimony - start at 2:40:00. The entire hearing on Item 542 goes to 3:08:00.

June 12, 2019 - Ordinance 189557 Transient Lodgings Tax Code (ASTR Registry) passed, requiring platforms to either establish Pass-Through Registration or limit listings to only those that are permitted (on the ASTR Registry).

September 4, 2019 - Airbnb and Portland sign agreement for Pass-Through Registration.

September 4, 2019 - Press Release summarizing the Airbnb-Portland agreement, also noting that Home Away-VRBO will not establish Pass-Through Registration, and will instead drop all listings that are not included in the ASTR Registry.

Member-only Advocacy Documents

41 members completed our June 2018 H2H Hosting Patterns survey. Here are the relevant results for your perusal.