Submitted by San Juan County’s Department of Community Development.

San Juan County’s Department of Community Development has opened the 2024 vacation rental certification of compliance process. This compliance process will be open until Dec. 31. Vacation rental permit holders must submit their certificate of compliance application through the online portal, through the mail or in person.

To submit online or access the printable form, go to https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/1836/Vacation-Rental-Compliance-Enforcement.

In accordance with SJC Resolution No. 34-2020, a $145 fee is charged for online submittals, and a $160 fee is charged for paper submittals. These fees support the cost of the vacation rental compliance program.

Vacation rental permit holders will receive a reminder of due compliance via email and through the mail; however, permit holders can submit their compliance as soon as the process opens.

Since 2018, vacation rental permit holders must annually certify compliance with the conditions of their permit approval and with the fire and life safety requirements of the International Fire Code (UDC 18.40.275, K4). Compliance certification is necessary to maintain a vacation rental permit in San Juan County. Failure to submit a certificate annually will result in fines and penalties including revocation of the permit.

San Juan County’s Department of Community Development is responsible for building permits and inspections, code enforcement, land use designations, long-range planning and more. The department’s main office is located at 135 Rhone Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. For more information about San Juan County’s Department of Community Development, visit www.sanjuancountywa.gov/1778/Community-Development.