Deschutes County Finance/Tax Department News - 04/03/2020

Hello,

You are receiving this email because you have a vacation rental registered with Deschutes County.

To reduce exposure to and spread of COVID-19, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners have approved and executed an order prohibiting short term rental stays in the rural, unincorporated areas of Deschutes County. The order does not apply to short term rentals in the cities of Bend, La Pine, Redmond and Sisters.

The order, which went into effect yesterday, will prohibit stays of less than 30 days in vacation rentals, short-term rentals, inns and bed and breakfasts. It will remain in effect until May 15.

The order does not prohibit reservations needed for permitted essential travel, including reservations needed for health, safety or employment.

Property owners and managers of properties affected by the restrictions should take reasonable steps to terminate current occupancy of any guests not exempted by the provisions in the order. No new occupancies in violation of this order may be rented as of 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 2.

For more information, please view the order online.

If you have questions, please email us at roomtax@deschutes.org or call (541) 388-6540.