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From: Proud Deplorable	10/21/2006 9:45:11 PM
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Vanoc wants in on private home rentals. I think what they are trying to say is you better not rent your home during the games and mention the words Olympics or 2010 unless you pay us a commission. Its OK if you don't pay us a commission but you must keep your mouth shut and not talk to your guests about the ....party going on. ------------------------------------- Rentals wanted By BOB MACKIN, 24 HOURS The North Vancouver man hoping someone will rent his five-bedroom Lynn Valley house for $14,000 during the 2010 Winter Olympics would rather not do it alone. Lorne MacInnes posted his ad on the free Craigslist.org classified website instead of waiting for VANOC to open a central accommodations brokerage. "I really hope a service like that would get started in Vancouver," MacInnes said. VANOC media relations manager Chris Brumwell said an official registry of houses, condos and apartments for rent during the Games could be coming in 2008. In Salt Lake City, the 2002 Games' organizing committee licensed the local office of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation to act as the go-between for landlords and Olympic tenants. In a 2005 interview, program co-ordinator Kent Schlopy said 1,500 properties were rented to Olympic visitors, ranging from $200 US per night for an apartment to $6,000 US per night for a mansion. There was a minimum three-night stay and a 25 per cent refundable damage deposit. Some landlords were rejected because they wanted to charge too much, Schlopy said. Transportation chaos fears prompted many landlords to go on vacation during the Games. They returned happy to receive rent cheques, but regretted letting history pass by. "We moved without any traffic issues. It was easy to get around," Schlopy said. "That's the shortcoming of renting property, you're probably going to be out of town and you'll miss a big event."

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