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Originally Posted by chowhou
Such as? As it stands today, AirBNBs clearly are subject to more regulation than hotels.
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Until recently, airbnbs were permitted in any residential zone, even though no zone explicitly permitted them, and were something not really intended within any residential zone when they were created. Hotels have to be zoned for the use, and need permits and oversight that was never required of airbnb when it was allowed. Airbnb was completely unregulated compared to hotels. I don't think it's so much as they became more regulated, more that the existing zoning finally got enforced.
If a building owner or operator wants a hotel, then they should rezone for it. I'm not necessarily against residential properties being rezoned for hotel use if it makes sense, but it should be looked at on a per
building basis, not a per
unit basis. Living next to a building that ends up becoming a hotel is much different than living
in a building that essentially becomes a hotel. Condo owners who live in a building likely didn't do so with the intent of all their neighbour's suddenly becoming hotel rooms.
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