Fairbnb News
September 12, 2016
PALISADES PARK — The borough in late August became the latest eastern Bergen County town to ban short-term rentals, barring residents from listing their homes on services like Airbnb and and Homeaway…
Fairbnb News
September 9, 2016
Les conseils municipaux de Toronto et de Mississauga se penchent sur la régulation des services d’Airbnb, mais certains conseillers ne croient pas qu’une interdiction pure et simple soit possible…
Featured Story
September 9, 2016
As it did to some controversy in New York City earlier this year, Airbnb released data this week regarding its hosts and rentals in Toronto, and Ontario as a whole. The release is part of what Airbnb calls its “community compact”, an initiative that includes stated commitments to “being transparent with our data and information”, as […]
Fairbnb News, Featured Story
September 8, 2016
We have the numbers. Now we need action. That was the call Wednesday from Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam as Airbnb outlined the size and scope of the company’s short-term rentals in Toronto…
Fairbnb News
September 8, 2016
For a lot of homeowners and travelers, Airbnb has been invaluable. For some politicians and their constituents, however, it has been a nightmare…
Fairbnb News, Featured Story
September 8, 2016
“We’ve discovered that there are a lot of issues around zoning, health and safety and a sense of community and neighbourhood,” said Thorben Wieditz, a researcher for UNITE HERE, Local 75 and the Fairbnb Coalition on Wednesday at the Canadian Apartment Investment Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre…
Featured Story
September 7, 2016
In 2013, Colin Gillies was feeling “a little light-pocketed” and “shut in” after an illness forced him to cut his career short as a graphic designer…
Fairbnb News
September 7, 2016
City councils in both Toronto and Mississauga are considering their options for regulating the short-term vacation-rental service Airbnb, but some councillors say an outright ban is likely not possible…
Fairbnb News
September 7, 2016
ALBANY — Airbnb is threatening to quickly file a lawsuit if Gov. Cuomo signs into law a bill that would prohibit the advertising of illegal units on home-sharing sites…
Fairbnb News
September 7, 2016
New figures released by the company on Tuesday show the extent to which the website, which lets individuals rent out their own homes to travelers, has caught on in Portland. It says 191,000 visitors stayed in Portland Airbnbs over a one-year period that ended in January…