© 2016 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. 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 ##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 .