2 years after fatal fire which left 7 dead, Montreal tightens rules on short-term rentals

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Posted March 18, 2025 3:02 pm

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 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

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Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

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The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

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Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

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By Staff The Canadian Press

 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

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Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

Trending Now

The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

By Staff The Canadian Press

 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

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City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

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Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

Trending Now

The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

By Staff The Canadian Press

 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

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Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

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The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

By Staff The Canadian Press

 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

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Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

Trending Now

The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

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Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

By Staff The Canadian Press

 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

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Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

Trending Now

The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

By Staff The Canadian Press

 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

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City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

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Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

Trending Now

The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

By Staff The Canadian Press

 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

Story continues below advertisement

Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

Trending Now

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The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

By Staff The Canadian Press

 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

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Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

Trending Now

The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

Story continues below advertisement

Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

By Staff The Canadian Press

 'Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’'

2:05 Airbnb calls new Montreal short-term rental policy regulations ‘extreme’

The official vote to adopt new rules governing short term rentals was expected to happen at some point on Monday at Montreal City Hall. Airbnb calls the city's new policy "extreme" but housing advocates and others applaud the new measures. Global's Phil Carpenter reports.

Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city’s housing crisis.

City council adopted a new bylaw Tuesday to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10.

The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

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Quebec has taken steps to curb illegal rentals since then, but the city said in January that despite those efforts, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms were listed illegally.

Trending Now

The new bylaw allows inspectors to issue fines of $1,000 a day for listings that pop up outside the summer season, and $2,000 a day for repeat offenders.

Airbnb has criticized the bylaw, saying that it will harm Montreal’s tourism industry and that the platform has a negligible impact on housing availability.

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