Reports – Fairbnb

Regulating Short-term Rentals in Winnipeg: Why principal residence requirements are needed to protect housing and communities

Fairbnb — Thu, 26 May 2022 14:04:59 +0000

This brief report titled “Regulating Short-term Rentals in Winnipeg” takes a close look at the debate about short-term rentals in Winnipeg, offering underlying data points concerning short-term rental activity and housing market statistics.

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Addressing Airbnb’s IPO Business

Fairbnb — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:38:43 +0000

Addressing Airbnb’s IPO business: ahead of Airbnb’s anticipated initial public offering later this fall, Fairbnb asks to what degree are Airbnb’s revenues in Canada driven by listings that violate local laws, including public health measures?

Is intensive short-term rental activity contributing to COVID-19 surge in Toronto’s Waterfront community?

Fairbnb — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:37:06 +0000

Addendum_Sep_24_2020_final: We take a closer look at Airbnb activity in Toronto during Ontario’s province wide ban on short term rentals. Listings that were highly active were concentrated in dense, high rise condo or apartment buildings, many of them located along the city’s central waterfront. Two of these neighbourhoods have reported the highest number of recent COVID cases in the city.

FAIRBNB HALTS CLASS ACTION AGAINST ICE CONDOS AND DUKA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC

Fairbnb — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:24:43 +0000

FAIRBNB HALTS CLASS ACTION AGAINST ICE CONDOS AND DUKA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC

We are very pleased with ICE condos decision to ban all STRs during the COVID-19 pandemic, says coalition

TORONTO, ON – March 27, 2020 – Today, Fairbnb Canada has closed its case against Toronto’s ICE condos and its property management company DUKA Properties Inc.

“Fairbnb launched the class action three days ago in an effort to ensure that the large downtown condominium and its property management company respect the City of Toronto’s short-term rental (“STR”) rules given the inherent risks associated with accommodating the travelling public in residential condominiums during the COVID-19 outbreak,” said Thorben Wieditz of Fairbnb.

ICE condos and DUKA Properties Inc. have now taken a leadership role in responsible management regarding STRs in Toronto. ICE condos management released a notice to owners the same day, stating that “short-term rentals within the Corporation during the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic presents and undue risk of danger to TSCC2510’s residents and to the short-term tenants themselves.” As a consequence, the Board of Directors prohibited all STRs in the building until the current state of emergency is resolved.

“Our client has been in touch with representatives from TSCC2510 and DUKA following their decision to ban STRs during the pandemic,” said Eric Gillespie, Fairbnb’s legal counsel. “Our client is very pleased by the steps taken and even more so, by DUKA agreeing to advise their other condominium clients about the option to prohibit STRs during the COVID-19 crisis.”

Additional condominium corporations and property managers, such Maple Leaf Square, are following suit and have issued similar notices to owners. It is hoped others will take the same approach thereby avoiding the need for any further legal steps.

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For more information, please contact:

Thorben Wieditz at 647-409-8997 or fairbnb@fairbnb.ca

Eric Gillespie at 416-436-7473 or egillespie@gillespielaw.ca

Statement of Claim: Fairbnb v. TORONTO STANDARD CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION No. 2510, operating as ICE I and ICE II CONDOMINIUMS and DUKA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC.

Fairbnb — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:46:59 +0000

Today, Fairbnb Canada (“Fairbnb”) has brought a class action against a large condominium corporation and its property management company. Click here to read or download the Claim.

Increasing Toronto’s Vacancy Rate one Illegal Listing at a Time

Fairbnb — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:55:08 +0000

Fairbnb Report_Feb. 2020_final

Accountable at the Source: Why Platform Accountability Can’t Be Left Out of Vancouver’s Short-Term Rental Regulation