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September 18, 2014

Vacation rentals boom in Bend; so do complaints

  • One short street has nine vacation rentals and some neighbors say its time for the city to crack down.
    • By HILLARY BORRUD
    The Bulletin

    BEND, Ore. — If you want to see how the increase in vacation rental homes has impacted parts of Bend, NW Riverfront Street is a good place to do so.

    John Kelly moved into a house on NW Riverfront 15 years ago and has since purchased a second home there. He used to lease his 520-square-foot house to long-term renters but decided several years ago to try renting it out as a vacation home. Kelly's neighbors had the same idea, and there are now nine vacation-home rentals on the short street, according to data from the city of Bend.


     
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