In March, a bill passed by the Kauai County Council requiring all owners of single family vacation rentals to register their transient vacation rentals (or TVRs) or apply for a Non-Conforming Use Certificate.  The Non-Conforming Use Certificate is applicable to properties that are not located in designated Visitor Designation Areas (VDA) on Kauai.

Vacation rentals located in the VDA must register by September 3, 2008. All other vacation rentals that are not located in the VDA must apply for a Non-Conforming Use Certificate by October 15, 2008 and receive approval by March 30, 2009.

A meeting has been scheduled for this afternoon with an official from the Kauai Planning Department to assist Kauai Realtors and Property Managers in understanding the items and procedures required for the registration of vacation rentals on Kauai.