Airbnb Owners Say Crackdown on Short-Term Rentals Is Impractical, Moving Too Fast

Ottawa recently introduced measures to crack down on short-term rentals, the aim being to open them up to long-term renters amid a national housing shortage.
Airbnb Owners Say Crackdown on Short-Term Rentals Is Impractical, Moving Too Fast
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Frank Conci of Penticton, British Columbia, built an addition over the garage of his home and tried renting it out long-term.

“After we purposely complied with all the local city building permitting regulations and paying an outrageous annual business license fee, we began renting long-term,” he told The Epoch Times via email. He knew the tenants well, he said, but nonetheless, the suite fell into disrepair within less than three years.