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Legislation

Below you will find
links to current legislation in Nova Scotia
as well as regulatory approaches elsewhere
Bill 101, The Tourist Accommodation Registration Act
https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/63rd_2nd/1st_read/b101.htm
Report of the Working Group on Short-term Rentals, Nova Scotia
https://beta.novascotia.ca/documents/short-term-rentals-working-group-report
Short-term rental regulations: Vancouver, B.C.
https://vancouver.ca/doing-business/short-term-rentals.aspx
HRM By By-law M-200 Respecting Standards for Residential Occupancies
https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/legislation-by-laws/by-law-m-200
Hotel Association of Canada
http://www.fairrules.ca/
Hotel Association of Canada
http://hotelassociation.ca/
Ontario guide on home-sharing regulation for municipalities
https://www.ontario.ca/page/home-sharing-guide-ontario-municipalities
New York Short-term rental regulations
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A6392
New Orleans short-term rental regulations
https://www.nola.gov/short-term-rentals/
PEI Fight for Affordable Housing- Survey
http://peifah.ca/survey/
City of Charlottetown Survey: What to do about short-term rentals
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1imH09QGPa4kzHezth4FpbY9oFWEgToh5...
Nova Scotia’s Airbnb regulations won’t aim to relieve pressure on housing supply
https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/07/26/nova-scotias-airbnb-regulations...
What condo owners can do to oust short-term rentals from their buildings
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/what-condo-owners-can-do-to-challenge...
South Shore Housing Action Coalition - Resources
https://sshac.wordpress.com/resources/
Boston Housing Chief:  "Thousands" of former Airbnbs to Hit Rental Market in December
BostonHerald.com
Québec - Hébergement
Réglementation
Bill 168 - An Act Respecting the Regulation of Short-term Rental Accommodations
Private Member's Bill introduced by Lisa Roberts
https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/63rd_2nd/1st_read/b168.htm
Case 21162:  Secondary Suites and Backyard Suites (HRM)
https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/63rd_2nd/1st_read/b168.htm
Fairbnb Article - Affects of Short-Term Rentals on Toronto's Secondary Suites
https://fairbnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Fairbnb_Report-on-Secondary-Suites_final.pdf
NS Legislature Royal Gazette - Tourist Accommodations Regulations Act
February 14, 2020, Page 47
Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta - February 27, 2020
Decision could give condo boards wide latitude to ban short-term rentals
Tourist Accommodations Registration Act - Short-Term Rentals Consultations
Summary of Findings - January 20, 2020
HRM Council Minutes - September 29-30, 2020
Agenda item 7.6, Case 22423 Regulation of Short-term Rentals

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