Edwin G. 

It will be illegal to rent your residence on Airbnb during the F1 weekend in Montréal

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Il sera illegal de louer votre résidence sur Airbnb durant la fin de semaine de la F1 à Montréal

https://lp.ca/u7PYxQ?sharing=true

via: https://forum.agoramtl.com/t/hebergement-touristique-et-airbnb/3716/460?u=edwing

#F1 #Formula1 #CanadianGP #Airbnb #Montréal

Hébergement touristique  Louer son logement sur Airbnb ne sera pas possible pour la F1

Il ne sera finalement pas possible de louer son logement sur Airbnb à Montréal durant le week-end de la Formule 1, fin mai. La mairesse conservera dans l’immédiat le règlement de sa prédécesseure qui proscrit les locations à court terme sauf l’été, mais prépare une réforme complète pour l’automne, a appris La Presse.

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Apr 9 at 1:00pmWeb
Show threadJustin Derrick6d ago
@EdwinG Yup, keep banning short term rentals for whatever reason. They’ve distorted the housing market for decades now, slowly tightening the screws and making it increasingly unprofitable will bring balance back to the housing market without shocking the system and causing a crash.
Show threadEdwin G. 6d ago

@JustinDerrick The city wants to unban them 😥

They didn’t have enough time for this year.

Show threadDamien6d ago
@EdwinG is this a good thing? I'm initially presuming yes, but maybe it's just enabling greater price gouging by the "official" places?
Show threadEdwin G. 6d ago

@damien Considering that people are being gouged $1800/month for their small rental apartment, yes.

The regular housing market prices were pushed up by Airbnb-caused scarcity.

Show threadD6d ago
@damien @EdwinG I think it's both.
Show threadDamien6d ago

@driusan @EdwinG I guess depends if you look from the perspective of someone visiting for the race weekend (of personal interest to me), or if you want to live there as a resident.

Local residents should always take priority over tourism IMO, so if this move was to help residents, it sounds like a positive thing to me (despite that it might also make it more impossible for me to visit).