Beach chalet prices are to go up by a fifth for people living outside Brighton and Hove.
Brighton and Hove City Council is set to agree to a 20% hike for non-Brighton and Hove residents who rent one of the 105 brick chalets along the seafront at Saltdean, Rottingdean, Ovingdean and Hove.
It comes less than a year after members agreed to ban non-city residents from the waiting list for chalets.
It is hoped that if implemented the new charges would bring an additional £55,000 into Brighton and Hove in 2012/2013.
The results of a public consultation suggested ousting existing non-city dwellers from the chalets. But the council said this would be unfair and opted to vote on whether or not to raise the rent prices instead.
Pre-meeting papers said this option would likely be agreed.
Non-residents renting a beach chalet could pay £1,066.10 a year for a chalet in Hove compared to £880.40 for city locals.
In Madeira Drive a non-resident would pay rent of £731.80 a year compared to £631.80 if you live in the city.
In Saltdean and Ovingdean a non-Brighton and Hove resident would pay rent of more than £621 a year but residents would pay £517.
Ian Shurrock, strategic director of communities at the city council, said: “If non-residents wish to take advantage of the service, it is not unreasonable for the council to expect such non-residents to pay a higher rent.”
The decision to increase the rent for chalets is set to be made at a culture, recreation and tourism meeting on December 6.
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