Michael Janz wants to change rules around short-term rentals in Edmonton, citing the housing shortage, increasing rent and negative impacts on neighbours as the main reasons.
“Housing should be for homes. If you want a hotel, you should build a hotel and pay commercial tax like a hotel, not use rental stock in apartments for this purpose,” Michael Janz said.
Janz says he’s heard complaints from residents about “party houses” — noise complaints, safety concerns, parking issues — from houses or condos being rented out on a night-to-night basis. “The on-site residency allows for greater oversight for the rest of the neighbourhood so they’re not having to deal with your problems, from your tenants, while you’re away.”This proposal comes on the heels of new legislation introduced across all B.C., forbidding the transformation of whole properties into short-term rental spaces. Janz wants to see Edmonton follow suit.Edmonton council will debate the issue next week, Janz said, and can consider changing the bylaw or upping enforcement.
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