Vancouver city officials encouraged by Airbnb licence enforcement efforts GlobeBC
, prompting the city to issue warning letters, levy fines and conduct inspections of hundreds of properties.
City statistics say there were 4,720 short-term rental listings in March of this year, up slightly from the nearly 4,600 in December. Of those, only 2,628 have licences. So far this year, 17 licences have been suspended, 89 listings were referred to prosecution and 274 violation tickets were sent out.
He said the memorandum of understanding that city officials negotiated with Airbnb puts the onus on the city to track down offenders, who seem to find new ways to get around the law every day. Advocates who monitor local vacation rentals say there appear to be endless loopholes that operators can use to get around Vancouver’s rules.
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