This B.C. city is using short-term rental tax funds to build affordable rentals for hospitality workers

grte · 10 months ago

This B.C. city is using short-term rental tax funds to build affordable rentals for hospitality workers

MisterD · 10 months ago

This tax is just the cost of business.

you wanna fix it?

Ban AirBnb-like month-long rentals
Ban ownership of homes for the SOLE purpose of renting out
Ban Rental of homes to AirBnB sharks who then rent out for short terms (Aka Montreal Shuffle)

grte · edit-2 10 months ago

Well, the point of the article is not that any new taxes have been levied. But rather that they are going to start using tax money to fund public housing co-ops. Something which has historically very much helped with this issue.