Community versus profit – the short-term rental dilemma

New vacation rental rules recently introduced by the state government promise greater consistency in short-term stay regulations, but they also reveal the delicate balance between managing short-term rentals and creating livable communities.

Recent changes to planning laws in Western Australia include the introduction of a statewide register of all short-term rental properties, planning exemptions for hosted short-term rentals and a new 90-night development consent exemption for unhosted holiday rentals in the Perth metropolitan area.