More provinces should follow Quebec’s lead in seeking to hold short\u002Dterm rental platforms such as Airbnb accountable for uncertified listings, advocates say.
“The thing that was missing from Quebec’s approach was something that was going to actually make people follow the rules,” said Wachsmuth.
In March, seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal heritage building that had been housing illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb. The company later said it would voluntarily remove all uncertified listings in Quebec from its online platform and require all new listings to have certificate numbers.Article content
Thorben Wieditz of Fairbnb, a coalition of groups from the regulated hotel and B&B industry, tenants, academics and housing groups, said more provinces should follow Quebec’s lead. That would come as welcome news to the Union of BC Municipalities , which has been calling for better regulation of short-term rentals in the province for five years, said its president Jen Ford.Article content
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