Metro News Canada – Toronto man says landlord evicting him to rent unit on Airbnb

September 27, 2016
A Toronto man is fighting eviction from his apartment, accusing the landlord of trying to turn his suite into an Airbnb rental. Short-term rentals are a looming issue in the Toronto housing market, and advocates say they’ll be watching the case closely when it goes to the Landlord and Tenant Board in November. Ron Campagna and his wife were served with an eviction notice late this summer, indicating their landlord’s son wanted to take back their Spadina Avenue apartment. They were given 60 days to find a new place to live. Campagna believes the landlord wants to turn his apartment into an Airbnb rental. Another unit in the same building was recently renovated and listed on the site….
Source: http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/09/27/toronto-man-says-landlord-evicting-him-to-rent-on-airbnb.html