City moves ahead with new rules for short-term rentals

Community Soapbox: Short-term rentals

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments AirBnB, by-law, City Council, City Council meeting, councillor Ryan Boehme, Dan Hazell, Fairbnb, Hamari, Kingston Accomodation Partners, Krista LeClair, Megan Knott, Municipal Accomodation Tax (MAT), short-term rentals, STR, Tourism Kingston, VRBO

Kingston City Council approved new regulations for short-term renters (STR) in December, including homeowners that use services like AirBnB or VRBO. “Essentially, City Council approved the passage of a short-term rental by-law and a licensing program,” said Dan Hazell, Supervisor of Licensing & Enforcement in the Building & Enforcement department

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August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Community Soapbox 0 Comments AirBnB, City of Kingston, home-sharing, HomeAway, Kingston, Kingston City Council, licensing, opinion, short-term leasing, short-term rentals, VRBO

For the past five years, my children and I have opened our home to short-term rental guests. Our endeavour started as a necessity, to supplement our struggling finances, and evolved into a means for my son to pay his way through college. During this time, our guests have shared their