Montreal's Short-Term Rental Ban: New Rules & Enforcement

0:00Montreal's holding firm on its seasonal short-term rental ban for now, even with the Grand Prix revving up soon. The city won't live restrictions on primary home rentals before that massive event, or the world cycling championships in September. Officials announced this week they'll tweak the rules in the fall instead after the summer window closes. The ban kicked in last fall, blocking rentals under 31 days outside summer months. New mayor Soraya Martinez Farada campaigned on easing it for homeowners' main spots while cracking down on commercial operations. But they need time to roll out enforcement tools first, so no quick fix for these peak weekends. Proposed updates aimed to cat primary rentals at 90 days a year, ban business style Airbnb's, add more inspectors, launch a tracking platform tie-2. The 311 line and hid violators with fines or temporary shutdowns. Airbnb pushed hard with a report warning of a $19 million hit to tourism cash from fewer beds plus pressure from hosts at council.

1:02Meetings. The platform's policy guy called it a broken promise hurting small businesses and families in this cost of living crunch. Tourists may montreal echo that stressing diverse lodging for big events, monitoring groups spot over 870 illegal listings right now showing enforcements still a battle. As the city gears up these changes, it'll be key to watch if they balance tourism bucks with local housing needs without the old loopholes. Local news, power by AI, this is Canada News Today. I'm Corey with the story.