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Short-term rental rules in Eastsound, WA
How Eastsound regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- hard numeric cap: 211 vacation rental permits on Orcas Island
- permits issued by lottery
- vacation rental permit required with annual fire/life-safety certification
- local property representative on-island required
Based on: permit_cap
Summary of the rule
The number of vacation rental permits countywide outside of the master planned resort (MPR) designation shall not exceed: 1. On Orcas Island, 211;
Last reviewed Oct 18, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
Pending legislation
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