Councillor Joe Cressy is calling on short-term rental operators to delist “ghost hotels” and crack down on party suites following a triple homicide at an Airbnb in Toronto’s CityPlace neighbourhood Friday night. In an email to residents Saturday afternoon, the building’s management said they will ban short-term rentals. Rivers said he attended a recent condo board meeting where there was some discussion on banning short-term rentals but it didn’t go very far. The city has been trying to rein in short-term rentals since it passed regulations two years ago that were supposed to take effect in June 2018. In response to Friday’s shooting, Airbnb sent a statement Saturday saying it was investigating the incident.

Source: thestar February 01, 2020 17:47 UTC