Jennifer Pagliaro / Toronto Star ) Order this photoFans of Airbnb — and its detractors — packed a committee room at Toronto City Hall on Wednesday night to meet with city staff who are developing regulations on short-term rentals in Toronto. According to Airbnb statistics, there were more than 16,000 Toronto listings on Airbnb in 2016. Twenty-four per cent of these short-term rentals took place in a house while 69 per cent occurred in condominiums and apartment buildings, Grant said. Currently, some residents can rent rooms to tourists in certain areas of Toronto, Grant said. Staff is looking at a variety of areas including zoning, licensing and the impact of short-term rentals on affordability and availability on housing.

Source: thestar April 13, 2017 00:56 UTC