Bend, OR Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- City Manager, Community Development
- 1st violation
- Written warning
- 2nd violation
- Warning or 90-day suspension
- 3rd violation
- Mandatory revocation
- Appeal deadline
- 12 calendar days to City Council
- Reapplication bar
- 12 months after revocation
Summary
Bend short-term rental operators face an escalating three-strike enforcement ladder under Bend Code § 7.16.090(A)(6): a first violation within 12 months draws a warning, a second draws another warning or a 90-day suspension, and a third similar offense in that same 12-month window means the City Manager must revoke the operating license.
6. Other violations of this chapter, including but not limited to City initiated investigation/sustaining of complaints, shall be processed as follows: a. For the first violation within a 12-month period, the sanction shall be a warning notice. b. If the same offense continues to occur or a second similar offense occurs at any time during a 12-month period, the City may either send a second warning notice or suspend the operating license for 90 days, depending on the severity of the offense. c. If a third similar offense occurs at any time during a 12-month period, the penalty shall be revocation.
Full Breakdown
090(A) lists six separate grounds for immediate revocation, including failure to renew, false statements on an application, and loss of the underlying land use permit. Subsection (A)(6) sets out a separate, graduated track for lesser or repeat violations that come from City-initiated investigations or sustained complaints: a first violation within a 12-month period draws only a warning notice; if the same or a similar offense happens again in that 12-month window, the City may send a second warning or suspend the operating license for 90 days, with the choice left to the severity of the offense; a third similar offense in the same 12-month period triggers mandatory revocation.
080(A)(4) explains that repeated failure by an owner or representative to respond to complaints relayed by City staff, or a sustained noise or public nuisance citation against a tenant, can itself count as a strike toward this ladder. 110, a jurisdictional deadline with no late filings allowed; filing an appeal automatically stays the suspension or revocation until the Council rules. 120(A) bars the property owner from reapplying for a short-term rental license at that same address for 12 months. 100, and each day of unlawful use counts as its own violation.
Violations & Fines
A Class A civil infraction under BC 7.16.100 carries monetary fines, with each day of unauthorized use as a separate violation. Under the strike system, a second offense in 12 months can bring a 90-day license suspension; a third brings automatic revocation. After revocation, the owner cannot reapply for a short-term rental license for that property for 12 months, and the dwelling may not be used as a short-term rental until a new land use approval and license are obtained.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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