Airbnb hosts seem to be getting around the new City of Vancouver’s licensing requirements by using brazenly fake licences. Some fine examples include “12345678str”, “000000000” and “Exampp”.
| Listing | Licence | Room Type | Name | Primary Host ID | Min. Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19722142 | 0 | entire_home | Modern Strathcona Garden Suite | 36718746 | 2 |
| 27557924 | 00-0000 | entire_home | Kits summer suite | 207925222 | 1 |
| 24631879 | 8-555339 | entire_home | The Cozy Garden Suite | 186142536 | 1 |
| 24920208 | 13-124323 | shared_room | Bright room by the beach | 168234687 | 1 |
| 28010364 | 15-595467 | private_room | Oak House - Room 3 Newly Renovated Character Home | 132687012 | 1 |
| 25822386 | 16-102468 | entire_home | ????????????????? | 194038958 | 3 |
| 26418037 | 16-904523 | entire_home | Modern Loft - The Flats in Chinatown | 20301822 | 2 |
| 28058115 | 16-6767678 | entire_home | Langara Guesthouse | 211964614 | 1 |
| 12602993 | 17-2341A | private_room | #32 Wow ~ View, Kits Location. Min. 30 day stay. | 31685027 | 5 |
| 27805657 | 17-14567 | entire_home | Joyce two bedroom | 39674492 | 1 |
| 24535259 | 17-23487 | entire_home | New York Style Down Town Loft One Bed in Yaletown | 31189071 | 1 |
| 21219921 | 17-100317 | entire_home | LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! | 153308679 | 2 |
| 14888903 | 17-101096 | entire_home | Modern Yaletown Studio close to everything no pkng | 66845467 | 2 |
| 27637483 | 17-101101 | entire_home | Water View Sanctuary | 208562941 | 1 |
| 23789972 | 17-101196 | entire_home | Gastown Style with a View | 1269859 | 3 |
| 25679520 | 17-101597 | entire_home | Heart of Yaletown | 93380035 | 4 |
| 28218439 | 17-101598 | entire_home | NEW Spacious studio in the heart of Downtown! | 213138785 | 2 |
| 24677637 | 17-108090 | entire_home | Sophisticated & Luxurious 1 Bdrm | 2300898 | 1 |
| 11889807 | 17-111993 | entire_home | SPECIAL Kitsilano Bright Van 2 bedroom | 29581535 | 1 |
| 27198333 | 17-113568 | entire_home | One Bedroom & Den in Yaletown with View & Parking | 204812553 | 2 |
| 19698057 | 17-147787 | entire_home | Cozy and Spacious House in Beautiful Neighbourhood | 138772305 | 2 |
| 26157853 | 17-227772 | entire_home | Downtown 1 Bedroom & Bath with Den/Office | 11081909 | 14 |
| 2812038 | 17-241295 | entire_home | Vancouver 2 bd trendy Main street | 5213892 | 1 |
| 22197802 | 17-573612 | entire_home | Cozy Apartment in the heart of Yaletown | 162203664 | 1 |
| 28136866 | 17-614632 | entire_home | Downtown Luxury with stunning view 1.5 bedroom apt | 36238476 | 3 |
| 24760934 | 17-873475 | entire_home | Upscale And Modern 2 BR In The Heart Of Downtown! | 12333610 | 2 |
| 11371279 | 17-905634 | entire_home | Private Garden suite: Nice views AVAIL SEPT 14-16 | 9881641 | 2 |
| 27019472 | 19-102359 | entire_home | Yaletown Condo/Free Parking/24 Hour Gym | 72537382 | 3 |
| 23241231 | 20-856044 | entire_home | MODERN & BEAUTIFUL 2BR in the Heart of Downtown! | 171149303 | 5 |
| 659986 | 86-13134 | private_room | Near DOWNTOWN+CAMBIE---PRIVATE BATH | 84820 | 3 |
| 4916064 | 86-13134 | private_room | BRIGHT ROOM near BC HOSPITALS / SKYTRAIN/ DOWNTOWN | 84820 | 1 |
| 27134169 | 123123 | entire_home | Private Space in the East Village | 60411742 | 1 |
| 26786562 | 589779 | private_room | Bright Beautiful Room | 34945483 | 1 |
| 27086551 | 589779 | private_room | Simple room for solo travelers | 34945483 | 1 |
| 27085753 | 589779 | private_room | Beautiful master bedroom | 34945483 | 1 |
| 27085935 | 589779 | private_room | Quite room in Kerrisdale | 34945483 | 1 |
| 27092067 | 589779 | private_room | Private room in Kerrisdale | 34945483 | 1 |
| 27579649 | 589779 | entire_home | Big Beautiful home | 34945483 | 3 |
| 25325925 | 12345678str | entire_home | Mi Casa Su Casa - My House Is Your House | 190693294 | 1 |
| 27142311 | 17101095 | entire_home | Lovely Penthouse - View - Heart of Downtown | 197981509 | 1 |
| 23353187 | 878287762 | entire_home | Luxury 2 Bd,2bath Downtown w/Street Level Entrance | 75002197 | 2 |
| 21345540 | C27562bc | entire_home | Luxury Bar Boat fits 10 | 53228192 | 1 |
| 27954001 | DB-2017-05485 | private_room | Guest House-4 Convenient to Downtown | 211140738 | 2 |
| 27957252 | DB-2017-05485 | private_room | Guest House-6 Convenient to Downtown | 211140738 | 3 |
| 27675765 | Exampp | private_room | Vancouver Multi-unit building | 85995296 | 1 |
| 17833138 | Excempt | entire_home | Panoramic Water + Mountain View in Gastown | 121786906 | 4 |
| 25426653 | Pending | entire_home | Charming Laneway Home in the Heart of East Van | 8400215 | 3 |
| 26495317 | pending approval | private_room | Beautiful kingsize room in the heart of East Van! | 112954673 | 2 |
| 26496921 | pending approval | entire_home | Beautiful 2 bed kingsize garden suite in East Van! | 112954673 | 3 |
| 17404142 | STR8549512 | entire_home | NEW 2BR private suite, near subway, city centre | 14301035 | 5 |
| 26997674 | STR8549599 | shared_room | New house Super luxury Excellent room balcony . | 96465703 | 1 |
| 111077 | STR8613765 | entire_home | Clean and Comfy, 2 Bd, Walk to the Drive | 569682 | 3 |
| 6285444 | Valid Vancouver Airbnb busines | entire_home | Designer Home w/PLAYROOM 5min to Downtown | 1615939 | 2 |
To meaningfully protect our long term rental market from being decimated by Airbnb and other short term accommodation platforms, we must take the following steps:
- Introduce licence auto-verification, so, we can nip unlicensed units and licence cheats in the bud
- Introduce a tough new bylaw and agreements that hold platforms accountable for the hosts’ actions
- Make Airbnb fines lienable, so that the city can place liens against egregious violators who refuse to pay the fines