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A tight Halifax rental market is pushing Haligonians to the margins

Short-term rental regulations are coming to Halifax this fall. Here's what you need to know.

Halifax council votes in favour of regulating short-term rentals

Halifax gets first look at proposed regulations for Airbnbs

Nova Scotia government requiring short-term rentals to register

More regulation needed for short-term rentals, Atlantic mayors told at congress

Nova Scotia has a fixed-term lease problem

Data collected on number of Short-term Rentals in Nova Scotia municipalities

Airbnb has eluded regulation for years - now some housing advocates are demanding a ban

Nowhere to live; Rents in Canada surge as home prices fall

Help Save The Cities You Love. Stop Using Airbnb

Why Quebec's law designed to crack down on illegal Airbnbs isn't working

All short-term rentals in Nova Scotia will soon have to be registered

Halifax sees thousands respond to short-term rental regulation survey

Halifax gets record number of responses to surveys on Airbnb regulation

Municipal affairs minister says Airbnbs amount to commercial enterprises

Charlottetown city staff recommend end to commercial short-term rentals

Tourism Nova Scotia, Airbnb team to promote safe tourism

New Airbnb portal allows local governments to closely monitor listings

Airbnb plans to confidentially file for IPO this month

Secondary & Backyard Suites Virtual Hearing

Airbnb can survive the pandemic. But can Airbnb hosts?

Airbnb Ordered to Repay Apartment Owner Over Sublets

Finally, good news for renters as prices are expected to lead property decline

Airbnb hosts are scrambling to find long-term renters and flocking to other platforms

Airbnb regulation in Nova Scotia leaves any strict rules up to municipalities

25 Minutes into program.  Interview with Airbnb and Bill Stewart by Matt Galloway

Montreal Airbnb hosts ordered to pay more than $50,000 to condo syndicate

Halifax council moving to help expand housing rental availability

'Not playing by the same rules': Edmonton hoteliers want more regulation on short-term rentals

Short-term rentals making Halifax a Tougher Place to Live

Halifax Rental Crunch

CBC Radio Podcast Interview with Preston Mulligan

Airbnb's tax payments do not compensate for short-term rentals harmful impact...

Taxing Airbnb

Five take-aways from eight days of hearings on Airbnb-style rentals

Airbnb listings seeing increased revenue, more "Superhosts"

Halifax group issues warning to councillors about short-term rentals

Airbnb rules, rental regulations a going concern from rural Nova Scotia to peninsular Halifax

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CBC's Andrew Nichols speaks with Urban planning professor, David Wachsmuth

Voice of the People - Airbnb downsides ignored

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Province changing rules around Airbnb and other short-term accommodation rentals

Hotel and property managers don’t trust Airbnb 

RESERVATIONS: Airbnb regulations a patchwork that’s missing some patches

Yarmouth takes next step to regulate short-term rentals

Residents speak out, short-term rental regulations approved in Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax's short-term rental dilemma

Halifax aims to safeguard housing with restrictions on short-term rentals

N.S. government proclaims new rules for short-term rentals

Darleen Grant Fiander:  HRM housing task force abets development at any cost

Hear Interview with Bill Stewart of Neighbours Speak Up at 20:34 on timeline

More than 3,700 homes lost to short-term rentals across the province, Halifax group finds

Housing crunch forcing PEI mom to camp to save cash

Come Home Where?  A look at Airbnb impacts on housing in St. John's

Family priced out of rental market on NS south shore forced to live in tents

TLTI group pushes back against short-term rentals

Hampton tenants pushed out of homes for Airbnb after landlord thwarted by rent cap

Charlottetown council approves rules for short-term rentals

Claiming the Right to Housing in Atlantic Canada through the National Housing Strategy Act

Province Takes Action to Increase Housing, Protect Tenants

THE WRAP:  Bubble busting, beaches and Airbnb

Rediscover Nova Scotia

East Coast governments tackle challenge of regulating short-term rentals

Amsterdam to ban Airbnb in city centre, bring in permits for holiday rentals

Scottish Government to fast-track laws to crack down on Airbnb-style short-term lets

Airbnb agrees to release information on short-term rentals in NYC

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Airbnb, Vrbo listings abound in Ontario

Can Airbnb Survive Coronavirus?

Alberta court rules Airbnb rentals are like hotels, makes it easier for condo boards to ban them

Council Delays Process of Making Backyard Suites Legal

3 dead, 2 injured after shooting at Airbnb in Toronto, police not looking for suspects

New provincial rules for short-termrentals being rolled out are flawed says NDP

Cape Breton tourism operator concerned about short-term rental rules

Why Halifax's vacancy rate is making it even harder to find affordable housing

Short-term rentals impacting Halifax's rental market

Airbnbs cut into long-term rentals in HRM, report shows

Province of Nova Scotia has released a Survey on Short-Term Rentals - give your opinion!

Public Housing in NYC being rented out on Airbnb while thousands are on waitlist

Soaring rents and house prices in Canadian cities make housing a key election issue

Bonavista cuts off services for Airbnb operators with unpaid business tax bills

Nova Scotia's Airbnb regulations won't aim to relieve pressure on housing supply

Citizens group urges Halifax councillors to regulate short-term rentals and stop the ‘depletion of housing stock’

'It's intentionally that way': nearly 1 in 5 dwellings in Whistler, B.C., listed on Airbnb

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North-end Halifax residents call for local Airbnb regulations

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR- 

Living with Airbnb

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COUNTERPOINT:
Bring short-term rental craze under control

New data suggests Airbnb’s impact on Halifax’s rental climate 

Airbnb: short-term rentals, short-term thinking

Montreal blaze:  man who ran illegal Airbnb business identified

Halifax approves new short-term rental regulations starting in September

Urban planning prof says benefits of regulating Airbnbs are already clear

Think house prices are too high? The rental market is even worse - with no relief in sight

News Release - New Rules for Short-Term Rentals

Entretien avec Sharon Batt de Neighbours Speak Up a 6:52 sur la chronologie

NS homes used as short-term rentals not available to those in need, advocacy group says

More Calgary property investors are turning to short-term rentals even as demand increases for long-term tenancies

They fought a rent increase and won, then received an eviction notice

Paul Delean:  Beware if you plan to rent out space to tourists

Fredericton seniors told to vacate apartments for Airbnb-style conversions

Growing regulation of Airbnb makes hosts legally vulnerable like never before, say experts

Ontario lakeside towns push to regulate short-term rentals to preserve their way of life

Housing advocates happy with Charlottetown council vote on STR regulation

Short-term Rentals Survey

Providing Housing for All in Nova Scotia:  It is about more than housing supply

Halifax neighbours group applauds move to regulate short-term rentals

Halifax moves step closer to regulating Airbnbs

Phoenix, Arizona Community group advocating for regulation of STRs

Nova Scotia's short-term rental registry off to slow start

Vancouver strata wins 5-year battle against Airbnb operator

In Airbnb-style Accommodation Case court dismisses landlord's bid to appeal Short-term rental rules

Coronavirus:  Airbnb bookings in China up 200% in April

After Years of Hoarding Housing Supply, Toronto Airbnb Hosts are Panicking

Meet Murray Cox, The Man Trying To Take Down Airbnb

Results of NS Tourist Accommodation Survey

Residents calling for stricter Airbnb rules

Secondary and Backyard Suites Proposal

The Ivany Report set a target of a $4B tourism industry in NS by 2024.  We're nowhere near that. Now what?

Ontario tribunal upholds Toronto's new rules to limit Airbnb, other short term rentals

AirBnBs increase housing costs for everyone, says urban planning prof

Short-term rentals in Halifax making it harder for locals to find housing, report finds

Halifax Regional Municipality has released a Survey on Short-Term Rentals - share your thoughts!

Charlottetown council wants to push adoption of short-term rental bylaw to March 2020

Mike Savage: How Halifax/s dizzying growth can hurt some of our most vulnerable citizens

Halifax group says Airbnb needs stricter regulations for 'superhosts'

Airbnb industry needs regulation, community council agrees​

MARITIME CONNECTION - How do you feel about short term rentals like Airbnb setting up in your neighbourhood?

Who's behind the smiling faces of some Airbnb hosts? Multimillion-dollar corporations

Airbnb 'ghost hotels' keep 1,000+ homes from rental market, report suggests

Short-term rental rules to change in favour of Airbnb listers

Airbnb now a $58M industry in Nova Scotia, estimates say

Bilby Street’s unaffordable future - ...developments pricing residents out of their own neighbourhood.

How is Airbnb really being used in and affecting the neighbourhoods of your city?