Airbnb has become an increasingly attractive option for landlords and property owners because it’s so much more profitable to collect money from nightly stays than to collect monthly rent.
Municipal and provincial governments have attempted to put in place regulations to limit unlicensed Airbnbs, but is it enough?
On a new Local 514 host Savanna Craig welcomes Front D’action Populaire en Réaménagement Urbain (FRAPRU) and Regroupement des comités logement et associations du Quebec (RCLAQ) to analyze how Airbnb is affecting long-term property rentals in Montreal.
Find out more about FRAPRU's organizing work at https://www.frapru.qc.ca/
Find out more about Le Comité Logement de la Petite Patrie at https://comitelogementpetitepatrie.org/