October 26, 2016
The mayor’s executive committee voted Wednesday night to have city staff report back with proposed regulations on short-term rental sites like Airbnb, following presentations from officials from Santa Monica, Calif. and New York City who pulled no punches about how their cities have dealt with the issue. John Tory moved a motion to have staff issue the report no later than the end of of the second quarter of 2017 and it passed unanimously.. Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez and New York City council member Helen Rosenthal were among the speakers who spoke to the committee. They visited Toronto to share how their two cities are regulating short-term rentals. Both cities are currently facing lawsuits by Airbnb….
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-can-learn-from-new-york-santa-monica-about-regulating-airbnb-officials-say-1.3823315
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