Homeowner’s Survey
During the spring of 2021, Cover The Coast surveyed property owners across the Sunshine Coast to learn more about:
- Potential units that could be available for long-term rental
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Work that needs to be done in order to have these units ready for occupation
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Barriers that landlords face in making these units available.
HIGHLIGHTS
Respondents: 166 Completed Surveys
Location: Across the Sunshine Coast
Potential Units
The respondents identified a total of 224 possible long-term rental units on their properties. (Note: some respondents had more than one unit). This includes all types of housing: an entire house, suites or rooms in a house, space in a house that could be renovated, a guest house or trailer on their property, or space on the property that could be used for a tiny home or garden suite/cabin.
%
of units have not been used for short term rentals.
%
of units have two or more bedrooms available.
Work Required
%
of the units require only minor renovations or no work at all.
%
of the units require major renovation or construction of a garden suite.
%
of the units would involve placing a tiny home on the property.
Past Experiences As Landlords
Property owners who have rented in the past, rated their experience.
%
Very positive or somewhat positive.
%
Very negative or somewhat negative.
What Are The Barriers?
When considering renting their units, property owners identified the following barriers and challenges (note – a sample of comments are included under each item):
1. Financial costs for renovation, construction, maintenance, insurance, taxes, and property repair:
2. Zoning / Regulatory Obstacles:
3. Potential issues with tenants and a perceived lack of landlord rights to address these issues (noise, security, privacy, damage to property, not paying rent):
