MEDIA ADVISORY March 13, 2019 Rally to Stop the Eviction of 28-30 Langley Ave Residents Tenants fear the conversion of their affordable housing into Airbnb-type ghost hotel units Join Ward 14 Councillor Paula Fletcher, local residents as well as members of Fairbnb Canada, ACORN and East End Legal at a rally to stop Langley Arms […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIRBNB’S UN-ADDRESSED COMMERCIAL OPERATOR PROBLEM KEEPS ENDANGERING TORONTO’S RESIDENTS “Chair girl” latest Airbnb-related event of endangering residents in this city? Toronto, ON – February 13, 2019 – Today, 19-year-old Marcella Zoia of Toronto has been charged with mischief endangering life. This charge follows an incident in one of Maple Leaf Square’s countless […]

The City of Toronto is formally calling out Airbnb regarding its short-term rentals…

The number of Airbnbs in Toronto that could be used as long-term rentals – and help alleviate the city’s housing crisis – has doubled since 2016…

A new report by a housing advocacy group suggests that short-term rentals continue to cut into Toronto’s already tight market while firm regulations hang in limbo…

A new report is demanding Ontario impose province-wide regulations on short-term rentals hosted by companies such as Airbnb as part of any plans to tackle housing supply and affordability…

There are as many as 6,500 homes in Toronto being used as short-term tourist rentals rather than full-time residences — a number that has nearly doubled in two years, according to a report released Wednesday by Fairbnb, a group that has pushed for more regulation of short-term rentals by platforms such as Airbnb…

A short-term rentals coalition is showing how prominent “ghost hotels” are on Toronto’s short-term listings, and how much housing would be freed up in the city if rules were enforced…

A new report suggests 6,500 homes could be added to Toronto’s housing market if the home-sharing platform Airbnb were to comply with proposed city rules on short-term rentals…