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All transient lodging facilities in Hood River are restricted during the local State of Emergency, with some exceptions. Short-term rentals are defined as rentals of a duration less than 30 days. Please visit this page for more information.

Notification of the end of the local State of Emergency will be made on the City’s website, its Facebook page, and by email to subscribers.

Short Term Rental License Application & Other Forms

STR License Application Link City of Hood River Short Term Rental Good Neighbor Guidelines City of Hood River Short-term Rental Fee Link
City of Hood River Transient Room Tax Return Link Transient Room Tax Return Multi-Property Link City of Hood River Pay Transient Room Tax Link

Short Term Rental News Items

New Fully Online Tax Filing Now Available

The City of Hood River is now offering a completely electronic and online method to pay and file your Transient Room Tax returns.  The new system will look very familiar to property owners that already pay their Hood River Utility Bills online because it is the same payment portal. The new system replaces the need to print and mail or email PDF documents.

New users will need to obtain their unique reporting PIN from the Finance Department by calling (541)387-5260.  Once you have your PIN, download the step-by-step user guide and access the link to the new system pasted below.

 

HB 4120(2018) Requiring Booking Intermediaries to Remit Takes Effect

Background
Oregon House Bill 4120 (2018) was enacted in the most recent legislative session and takes effect July 1, 2018. The bill makes explicit that all booking intermediaries (including AirBnB & HomeAway.com) must remit local transient lodging tax.

What is Changing?
• Beginning July 1st, 2018, all booking intermediaries are jointly and severally liable for remitting tax on the reservations made through their online platforms. HomeAway.com has recently reached out to the City to register, but AirBnB has not (yet).
• Important: The law does not exempt local property owners from their tax liability if the intermediary does not comply.

What is Not Changing?
• All transient lodging tax certificate holders (or their authorized property managers acting on their behalf) must continue to file monthly tax returns. If a booking intermediary has remitted on behalf of the property, the taxable revenue from the intermediary is reported in box 2c of the tax return and detailed on the second page of the return titled, “Report of Gross Receipts from Transient Lodging Intermediaries”. This is how local hotels that use booking intermediaries like Expedia, Hotels.com, and Priceline have always reported.

Short Term Rental Rules at a Glance

The following matrix is intended to explain how the adopted regulations apply in different zoning districts:

Zones R-1, R-2, & R-3 Zones C-1 & C-2
X = Required New Short-term Rental Verified Prior Existing

Non-Conforming Short-term Rental

(“Grandfathered”)

 New Short-term Rental Verified Prior Existing

Non-Conforming Short-term Rental (“Grandfathered”)
Primary residence X 7-Year Exemption, Rental nights capped at maximum that actually occurred in any one calendar year 2013, 2014, 2015, or 2016 through Oct. 13th N/A N/A
90 days/ year limit X N/A N/A
Required Parking X 5-Year Exemption,

subject to the caps described above

 X 5-Year Exemption
Safety Inspection X X X X
Operating License X X X X
Register  with  County Assessor X X X X

Legislative History of Short Term Rentals in Hood River

Archived documentation of the STR code development, draft zoning regulations, City Council meetings, work sessions and hearings on Title 17 Zoning Regulations can be downloaded below:

Download an Archived Legislative History of Short Term Rentals

Related Documents:

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