Airbnb has removed over 1,000 listings in Airbnb 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." Licences will also be public, so neighbours will know if a listing is legitimate. The company is "working collaboratively" with the city, which in 2016 proposed licensing short-term rentals to potentially return more than 130 homes back into the long-term rental market and "legalize" around 50% of the current short-term rentals available.
Airbnb has removed over 1,000 listings in Airbnb 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 2016 proposed licensing short-term rentals to potentially return more than 130 homes back into the long-term rental market and "legalize" around 50% of the current short-term rentals available.