We agree that short term rentals should be regulated in Haliburton County in a fair and equitable way.

Short term hosting contributes significantly to the county’s economic, tourism and employment prospects and positively impacts many local businesses.

The current proposed bylaw unfairly restricts property owners from renting their properties by subjecting them to expensive and discriminatory inspection, tax collection, administrative requirements and penalties over and above what other accommodation types are subject to.

We ask that adoption and implementation of the proposed bylaw be paused to allow for registration of current short term rentals and public consultation on the specifics of the proposed bylaw in its final state.

Here is the proposed bylaw:

https://haliburton.civicweb.net/document/445325/Modified%20By-law%20further%20modified%20for%20November%2022%202.docx?handle=13B27E4FEE5746EDA030871EC22F9E7E