The Portland Tribune posted the following article and in it the author outlines the lawsuit with HomeAway and the resulting outcome with the City of Portland.
These changes will affect so many short term rental hosts in Portland, and hopefully the City will allow a grace period for hosts to get their permitting in place. Big decisions like this seem to move slowly but there's talk of the change happening at the beginning of summer, right at the start of high season here!
The standard one and two bedroom homeowners shouldn't have much problem getting permitted, but homeowners with three bedrooms or more are going to find themselves potentially kicked off the platforms and scrambling to find solutions.
The following is an excerpt from the Tribune article. You can find the full article in the link included. ~ M.W.