
Montreal tightens rules for short-term rentals, including primary residences
MONTREAL — Montreal is further tightening restrictions around short-term vacation rental platforms by boosting the number of inspectors and limiting when people can rent out their primary residences.
The city announced today that residents will only be allowed to rent their primary residences on platforms such as Airbnb between June 10 and Sept. 10, with some exceptions.
There are already significant restrictions in place, but the city says that despite efforts in recent years to crack down, more than half of the 4,000 units on short-term rental platforms are listed illegally.
The Quebec government tabled new legislation around short-term rentals in 2023, months after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had been housing illegal short-term rentals.