Richmond News
Dear Editor,
Re: “City staff urge legalizing illegal hotels,” News, Jan. 3.
In a proposal by the City of Richmond to regulate short-term rentals and the conversion of houses to mini-hotels, Mayor Malcolm Brodie, recently stated that “We are better off to try to regulate and go forward rather than just ignore the issue, and letting a bad situation get much worse.”
Proposed regulations could include requiring a business licence to operate, a restriction on the number of persons in the rental units, and the onsite presence of the owner. …