01-24-2023, 12:13 AM
If it's a sleeping room and the host lives on the property it's legal.
The county requires the STVR license, Get tax number and TAT tax number to be displayed for a legal rental.
I see a few STVR's in my neighborhood that couldn't be permitted that it looks like the owners are renting out anyway. Probably depending on previous renters and referrals.
AirBnB and VRBO are required to make sure they are collecting taxes, so the county could keep track of the STVR's that way.
I assume they will eventually get caught.
I bought a condo in Hilo on 2018 in a building that was mostly STVR's. When I applied , I was denied because it had been a long term rental when I bought it. Many years ago, Hawaii County rezoned everything on Kalanianole as residential zoning.
So I spent 2 years living in a building with vacation rentals on both sides of me and I couldn't do it myself. Sold it for a profit though because of Covid and people fleeing California.
The county requires the STVR license, Get tax number and TAT tax number to be displayed for a legal rental.
I see a few STVR's in my neighborhood that couldn't be permitted that it looks like the owners are renting out anyway. Probably depending on previous renters and referrals.
AirBnB and VRBO are required to make sure they are collecting taxes, so the county could keep track of the STVR's that way.
I assume they will eventually get caught.
I bought a condo in Hilo on 2018 in a building that was mostly STVR's. When I applied , I was denied because it had been a long term rental when I bought it. Many years ago, Hawaii County rezoned everything on Kalanianole as residential zoning.
So I spent 2 years living in a building with vacation rentals on both sides of me and I couldn't do it myself. Sold it for a profit though because of Covid and people fleeing California.