I understand why we got rid of rental restrictions in bc, but we should allow restricting rentals of less than 1 month terms in certain zoning.
No body wants to live in an apartment building with strangers coming and going every other day and being disrespectful because they view it as a vacation party pad not a home.
At the same time, nobody wants to live in some god-awful commercial zone. Not permanent residents, not overnight residents. AirBNB has been so successful because it created ‘hotels’ where the people actually want to stay. We could have found the reasonable middle-ground long before AirBNB ever came into existence. We could have found the reasonable middle-ground as soon as AirBNB came onto the scene. But I suppose it’s easier to nothing, and then panic after your inaction has screwed yourself over.
Airbnb was successful because it used to be cheap, especially to get a kitchen.
We could have found the reasonable middle-ground as soon as AirBNB came onto the scene.
We have one. We had one. It’s right there in AirBnB’s name. But the appeal of AirBnB for landlords is not having to follow the rules.
Then what’s the problem?
Landlords not following the rules is not a problem as enforcement takes care of that. If what you are saying is that you don’t have enforcement for rules you created, then you have nothing, and your claims that you have something are then nonsensical.
Calling them “ghost hotels” makes it sound more like hotels that attract business by claiming to be haunted, and not just a hidden hotel because it’s an apartment or home used exclusively for AirBnB.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Devon Beggs and his partner only realized the half-duplex next to their house was divided into two Airbnb units — one for the top two floors, the other for the basement — after they moved in to their home.
They dealt with loud parties, rotting garbage, cars parking on their front driveway and a parade of strangers coming and going at all hours, Beggs said at a recent news conference on housing issues hosted by Ward papastew Coun.
“When a complaint is filed, officers will always investigate to determine if there is a need to seek compliance if violations are found,” said communications adviser Chris Webster.
In March 2020, city council’s community and public services committee passed motions directing administration to look at funding a landlord registry.
“The practice of landlord-ism — that is, buying real property and leasing it out to tenants while retaining an ownership interest — is a fundamental part of Canada’s capitalist political-economic system,” Holloway said.
“While there has no doubt been beneficial legal reforms over the years, many of the inherently exploitative elements of this institution continue to adversely impact tenants to this day,” Holloway said.
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