The provincial government has just revealed exciting new details about the restrictions on short-term rentals. Get ready for the lowdown on which properties will qualify for exemptions! Strata hotels or motels can catch a break if the owner can't use them as their primary residence due to mandatory rental pool usage. 

Fractional ownership properties are also exempt, along with licensed bed and breakfasts (as long as it's the owners' primary residence). Timeshares, home exchanges, properties with assessed class 9 farmland, guest suites for visitors in strata corporations, and even living accommodations for students and educational staff are all good to go.

But hold on, there's more! Some specific zones won't allow short-term rentals, even if the municipality says it's okay. However, if a municipality can prove a vacancy rate of 3% or higher for two consecutive years, they can apply for an exemption to the principal residence rule. These rules are the real deal and take precedence over any municipal exemptions. And just so you know, municipalities can tighten the restrictions, but they can't loosen them. Stay in the loop!

The following 14 Resorts & Ski Hills are exempt:

- Apex Mountain Resort

- Bear Mountain

- Big White Mountain Resort

- Clearwater Ski Hill

- Crystal Mountain Resort

- Fairmont Hot Springs Ski Hill

- Fernie Alpine Resort - Harper Mountain

- Hudson Bay Mountain Resort

- Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

- Kimberley Alpine Mountain Resort

- Manning Park - Mount Baldy Ski Area

- Panorama Mountain Village

- Phoenix Mountain Ski Resort

- Red Mountain Resort

- Revelstoke Mountain Resort

- Saddle Mountain Resort

- Salmo Ski Hill

- Silver Star Mountain Resort

- Summit Lake Ski Area

- Sun Peaks Resort

- Wapiti Ski Club

- White Water Ski Resort