Quebec, Airbnb Deadlocked on Illegal Rentals as Montreal Begins Its Own Crackdown

Quebec, Airbnb Deadlocked on Illegal Rentals as Montreal Begins Its Own Crackdown
This Feb. 22, 2018, file photo, shows an Airbnb logo during an event in San Francisco. The Associated Press/Eric Risberg
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The Quebec government and Airbnb are at odds over how to identify illegal short-term rental listings that persist on the platform as the deadline approaches for the company to ensure compliance with provincial law.
Quebec rental property operators offering stays of 31 days or less have to display registration numbers from the province’s tourism industry regulator in their listings, with a new law requiring platforms such as Airbnb to begin verifying those numbers as of Sept. 1.