The City of Vancouver is clamping down on more than 800 suspected illegal short-term rental properties after it introduced new regulations targeting listings on websites like Airbnb. In the six months since the regulations took effect, the city has taken legal action against 142 properties and flagged hundreds more for investigations and audits. According to a statement from the city, one property owner was fined $20,000 for listing 35 units across two buildings. We are actively advancing these files, and our intention is to bring short term rental operators in this city into compliance," said Holm. The city introduced its new short-term rental policy April 19, but gave hosts until Aug. 31 to get a licence and include it in their listing.

Source: CBC News March 14, 2019 20:32 UTC