The agreement between City of Vancouver and Airbnb requires the platform to make the licence field mandatory for all listings. Airbnb deactivated all unlicensed listings last fall and for a while enforced this rule.
But our latest scan of Airbnb data show that Airbnb has quietly dropped this requirement. As a result we have seen new unlicensed listings cropping up over the last couple of weeks.
| Unit | Name | Host ID | Min Nights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28734496 | Incredible Yaletown Suite, Views +Parking | 111217789 | 2 |
| 28912671 | Million Dollar Views in Downtown Vancouver | 61023666 | 3 |
| 28845287 | Simply Amazing Executive Condo in Downtown | 29271480 | 2 |
| 30592456 | Sunny Spacious Luxury Downtown Free Parking | 61023798 | 3 |
| 28582889 | BRIGHT DOWNTOWN CITY LIVING, SPECTACULAR VIEWS | 118772537 | 2 |
| 29235436 | Fantastic 2 Bedroom includes Parking | 111058741 | 2 |
| 24829213 | Traditional Room, 2 Double Beds, Balcony | 65186701 | 1 |
| 24829291 | Traditional Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible, Balcony | 65186701 | 1 |
| 24828986 | Traditional Room, 1 King Bed , Balcony | 65186701 | 1 |
| 24829462 | King Suite with Kitchenette | 65186701 | 1 |
| 24829124 | Traditional Room, 1 Queen Bed, Balcony | 65186701 | 1 |
| 24829425 | One Queen Bed Interior | 65186701 | 1 |
| 24829349 | Corner King with Fridge and Microwave | 65186701 | 1 |
| 24829536 | Two Queen Beds Without a View | 65186701 | 1 |
| 24829257 | Traditional Room, 2 Queen Beds, Balcony | 65186701 | 1 |
| 29315160 | Beautiful Bright, Downtown City Living | 68584515 | 2 |
| 28736828 | The Skyview Suite in Downtown | 66356613 | 3 |
| 28580957 | Sunny Spacious Downtown Pool Hot Tub Gym Netflix | 49571302 | 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:
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
At the same time, the City should use fines collected from short term rental violators to help the Airbnb’s greatest victims: the renters.
A license in necessary to enforce reasonable standards and renter protection. We had a horrible experience last summer dealing with the owner/manager of an Airbnb renal.
Your map missed an AirBnB rental in Point Grey. I know the address but I am not ratting them out.