Two Years After Fatal Fire, Montreal Tightens Rules on Short-Term Rentals Like Airbnb

Two Years After Fatal Fire, Montreal Tightens Rules on Short-Term Rentals Like Airbnb
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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Montreal has cracked down on short-term rentals in a bid to ease housing pressure in the city and fight what it calls the “scourge” of illegal listings on Airbnb.

Members of city council on Tuesday passed a new bylaw that will allow people to rent their homes for short stays only during peak tourist season, between June 10 and Sept. 10.