Airbnb has removed more than 130 listings in Vancouver that it believes are commercial ##ized and " do not meet the needs and values of our community nor the guest experience we wish to provide . " The company is " working collaboratively " with the city , which in September proposed using short - term rentals to potentially return over 1,000 homes back into the long - term rental market and " legalize " around 50 % of the current short - term rentals available .
Airbnb has removed more than 130 listings in Vancouver that it believes are commercial operators and "do not meet the standards and priorities of our community nor the guest experience we seek to provide." The company is "working collaboratively" with the city, which in September proposed licensing short-term rentals to potentially return over 1,000 homes back into the long-term rental market and "legalize" around 50% of the current short-term rentals available.