Toronto made a bylaw to crack down on Airbnb and other short-term renters

Now, companies are instructing investor owners how to evade the rules

The sales rep on the phone is reassuring. He works for a property management company that specializes in short-term rentals, and he says Toronto’s bylaw is easy enough to get around.

Yes, you need to register if you want to list your place on Airbnb now, and you need to say that you live in the condo, he says.

But if you don’t, all you have to do is change the address on your driver’s licence.

You have a second unit you also want to list on Airbnb? Ask your spouse or another family member to change their driver’s licence as well.

Toronto made a bylaw to crack down on Airbnb and other short-term renters. Now, companies are instructing investor owners how to evade the rules – Toronto Star, January 6, 2024

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