City gears up to fight Airbnb
The city is about to launch a new squad which will fight the rise of illegal short‑term rentals, starting in three popular boroughs.
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jeather 11:54 on 2023-08-03 Permalink
So we don’t need an army of citizens checking in on the registration certificates?
Joey 13:49 on 2023-08-03 Permalink
Funny, I could’ve sworn the City has insisted for years that its hands were tied, that it had no power to crack down on illegal short-term rentals, and that the province was the only level of government that could act. Now all of a sudden there’s a squad with the ability to hand out fines up to $4,000.
mare 16:49 on 2023-08-03 Permalink
@Joey Since recently one needs a document from the borough to apply for that registration number from the CITQ. So not having that permission from the borough eg breaking the city bylaws of permissible locations, is something the city might be able to enforce itself and not Revenue Quebec.
Ian 17:24 on 2023-08-03 Permalink
@mare that’s a very good point, but there’s no reason they couldn’t have require permission for AirBnbs from the borough before.. They are by-laws about where AirBnbs are allowed, but AFAIK it was never really enforced, the city claimed they had no way of telling what actual addresses were in use. When Richard Ryan was in charge of the portfolio he always said it was out of the city’s control, but since the city controls zoning and licensing I asked him repeatedly why they didn’t take that angle or at least enforce the by-laws on the books – he just kept saying it’s RQ jurisdiction so their hands were tied.
Clearly that wasn’t actually the case.
Ephraim 22:16 on 2023-08-03 Permalink
No AirBnB allowed in Old Montreal. So apparently at least two converted to actual hotel licences, but have no front desk. But the government is pulling back from the CITQ classification system.