Airbnbs are prohibited in Riviere-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles

Riviere-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles borough on Tuesday banned commercial tourist accommodations, including Airbnbs, on its territory.

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It is the second borough in Montreal to enact such legislation this week, following Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (MHM) on Monday.

“All the problems we see in the city center are starting to show up in the outer districts. We need to legislate so that problems do not overtake us and we do not have evictions to turn it into tourist accommodation,” explained Marie-Claude Barrell, borough councilor in Pointe-aux-Trembles.

The Council of Riviere-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (RDP-PAT) on Tuesday approved a by-law that would in practice ban short-term rentals for commercial purposes throughout the borough.

“There’s only one area where it’s allowed. These are the medians on Sherbrooke Street, but the city owns them. It’s a little bit necessary to avoid legal challenges,” said Ms.^me barrel.

On the other hand, if the owner wishes to rent out his principal residence during his vacation, this may be authorized.

• Listen to the interview of Joé Deslauriers, together with the mayor of Saint-Donat, is responsible for the document limiting private temporary accommodation such as Airbnb to the Union des municipalities du Québec. :

An emerging problem

In this district in the east of the island, it was allowed until now to keep any residence for short-term rental. All you have to do is make a request to the City of Montreal and then register with the Corporation de l’Industrie Tourique du Québec (CITQ).

There have been some requests given distance from the city center, but recent restrictions, especially in Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, have prompted elected officials to adopt the rules sooner than expected.

“We are already thinking about it. [Mais avec le] Since Airbnb removes all illegal ads, we want to make sure that people who have their ads removed don’t come to get a permit, but we don’t have any regulations yet, “Mr.^me barrel.

Since a deadly fire in a building in Old Montreal on March 17, Quebec has announced plans to tighten the screw on illegal tourist rentals.

Airbnb, the most popular platform of its kind, last week removed listings without a CITQ registration number.

Although many hosts quickly found ways to circumvent this new policy, thousands of listings still disappeared.

According to the Inside Airbnb site, the popular platform has about ten registered accommodations and thirty in total for rent. 10 days ago there were double.

A small number of owners who have already received authorization from Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles and who have a registration number from CITQ will retain the right to operate.