Quebec rental rules: advocates fear new laws
A law allowing Quebecers to rent their homes for short-term stays, for example, through Airbnb, will come into effect later this month, drawing concerns from housing advocates as The City of Montreal says it doesn’t have the means to enforce existing regulations .
The upcoming change is drawing concerns from housing advocates, who fear the law will allow people to skirt existing rules more easily.
The new rules, packaged into Bill 67, mean cities won’t be able to prohibit residents from renting out their principal residences with bylaws. However, the province will allow municipalities to limit those short term rentals through zoning.
Municipalities have until March 25 to enforce any zoning laws that would restrict Bill 67’s application.
While short-term rentals have been a repeated source of complaints from housing advocates, who say they can attract noisy guests to otherwise quiet residential areas and eat up available housing stock, Montreal chose not to restrict Bill 67.
A spokesperson told CTV News the boroughs have already created rules for short-term rentals which will continue to apply after March 25.
The new rules will only allow Quebecers to rent out their principal residences for up to 30 days. In practice, that would