Fairbnb News
February 3, 2020
The condo on the 32nd floor of a Queens Wharf development where four men were shot — three of them killed — late Friday is exactly the type of “ghost hotel” property that City Hall and activists groups (such as Fairbnb) have been trying to stamp out.
Fairbnb News
February 3, 2020
A shooting at a Toronto Airbnb that left three men dead Friday night has led to renewed calls for action aimed at cracking down on the short-term rental units.
Fairbnb News
February 3, 2020
TORONTO — A condo in downtown Toronto that was the scene of a fatal shooting Friday night is planning to end short-rentals at the building as city regulations around the rentals face an appeal.
Fairbnb News, Featured Story
November 18, 2019
A provincial planning tribunal has rejected an appeal by Airbnb landlords and upheld the city’s short-term rental rules in a decision that is being touted as a “major victory for tenants across Ontario.”
Fairbnb News
November 18, 2019
Read: You can’t buy an empty condo in CityPlace and rent it out year-round for extra cash. Not anymore.
Fairbnb News
November 18, 2019
An Ontario tribunal has upheld Toronto regulations on short-term rentals that will restrict the most prolific hosts on Airbnb and other home-sharing services.
Fairbnb News
October 23, 2019
A recently launched fundraising campaign from SickKids Foundation in which a replica ICU room is rented to donors through Airbnb has attracted criticism that it’s disrespectful to families who have needed services at the hospital.
Fairbnb News
October 23, 2019
A provincial planning tribunal hearing an appeal of the city’s short-term rental rules has wrapped nine days of hearings. But there is no deadline by which Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) adjudicator Scott Tousaw must deliver his written decision on whether the new zoning bylaw and licensing program will ever take effect.
Fairbnb News
October 23, 2019
TORONTO — A woman from Maple, Ont. said her home was shot at after she shut down an unauthorized party thrown by one of her Airbnb guests.
Fairbnb News
October 23, 2019
An analysis released on Wednesday by Royal Bank of Canada economist Robert Hogue concludes Toronto needs a package of policy measures – such as offering tax incentives to encourage more rental construction and regulating Airbnb short-term rentals – to improve the city’s apartment inventory.