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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
Bill 99, The Assessment Act (Amended)
https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/63rd_2nd/1st_read/b099.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: Victoria, B.C.
https://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/business/permits-licences/term-rentals.html
Short-term rental regulations: Vancouver, B.C.
https://vancouver.ca/doing-business/short-term-rentals.aspx
HRM Land Use By-laws
https://www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/regional-community-planning/community-plan-areas
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
Quebec short-term rental regulations
https://globalnews.ca/news/5356642/quebec-new-airbnb-regulations/
Toronto short-term rental regulations
https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/rental-housing-standards/short-term-rentals/
New York Short-term rental regulations
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A6392
Miami Beach short-term rental regulations
https://blog.keycafe.com/understanding-miami-and-miami-beach-short-term-rental-regulations/
New Orleans short-term rental regulations
https://www.nola.gov/short-term-rentals/
Business is booming for company that exposes Airbnb rentals
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/business-is-booming-for-company-that-exposes-airbnb-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...
Instructional Design in the Wild: the Charlottetown Survey
https://medium.com/upeielo/instructional-design-in-the-wild-the-charlottetown-survey-on-short...
Airbnb quietly shut down a top host amid scathing reviews
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/airbnb-montreal-aj-host-suspended-accounts-1.5252233
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...
Who’s behind the smiling faces of some Airbnb hosts?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/biggest-airbnb-hosts-canada-corporations-1.5116103
Airbnb seeing increased revenues and more super-hosts
https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/airbnb-listings-seeing-increased-revenue-more-super-hosts/Content?oid=22252842
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
Boston Short-term Rental Rules
https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/63rd_2nd/1st_read/b168.htm
Short-Term Rental Laws in Major US Cities
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
Nova Scotia Tourism
Register your tourist accommodation
Nova Scotia Tourism
Eligibility and Listing Criteria - Tourism Nova Scotia Marketing Channels
Nova Scotia Tourism
New Criteria for Working with Tourism NS Effective April 1
Stewart McKelvey
Nova Scotia's New Tourist Accommodations Registration Act
HRM Council Minutes - September 29-30, 2020
Agenda item 7.6, Case 22423 Regulation of Short-term Rentals
June 18, 2021
Response to the Affordable Housing Commission Recommnedations
2021
Short-term Rentals - Burchell MacDougall
2021
Short-term Rental Property Tax Assessment Regulations - Tourism Nova Scotia
April 11, 2022
Legislation to Improve Registration System for Short-term Rentals
October 22. 2022
HRM Housing Developmen Barrier Review by Deloitte for the Executive Panel on Housing in HRM
November 15. 2022
Tourist Accommodations Registration Regulations
December 7, 2022
HRM Staff Report - Regulation of Short-Term Rentals
February 21, 2023
HRM Land Use By-Law Motion Approved
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