Given that 65% of Montrealers rent their homes, and that roughly half of the city’s 4,000 short-term rental units are operating illegally, the City of Montreal is placing added regulations on the likes of Airbnb and VRBO in order to free up a projected 2,000 much-needed housing units. Short-term rentals will now be allowed across Montreal in primary residences between June 10 and Sept. 10. Throughout the remainder of the year, short-term rentals will be restricted to primary residences that are registered with the city, within permitted zones.
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante made the announcement today, saying that short-term rental regulations established by the Quebec government haven’t been effective. Under the new regulations (to be implemented this summer), the inspection team dedicated to short-term rentals will be enhanced, and those inspectors will be able to issue $1,000 fines directly to offenders — with additional fines of $2,000 for each day of repeated offence — instead of ticket delivery through the province taking up to a year, as was previously the case.
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