The City of West 91大黄鸭 could soon be increasing fines for short-term rentals that don鈥檛 comply with local bylaws.

Richard and Debby Gill, residents of West 91大黄鸭, brought up the issue at a city council meeting on Tuesday night.

Richard said he found a total of 374 short-term rentals in West 91大黄鸭 listed online with verified physical adresses, however 120 were found to be in non-compliance with existing regulations by not listing their rent locations.

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Increasing fines for repeat offenders is one simple solution to cracking down on the problem, Richard notes.

鈥淲e want the bylaw updated to include the advertising violation, increase tickets from $500 to a $1000 and apply a $10,000 infraction fee for repeat offenders.鈥�

Richard also said that 62 files were opened by the city around short-term rental operators in 2018 鈥� particularly around excessive noise, garbage and parking complaints.

Councillor Doug Findlater highlighted that if the regulations change, landlords would just rent out their homes in other ways.

鈥淭here are many cities that feel they (short-term rentals) affect the calculation of the vacancy rate. If the houses weren鈥檛 listed for short-term rentals, they鈥檇 be listed for rentals in another case.鈥�

During the debate, Councillor Jayson Filkie took a more positive approach on the issue.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think all short-term rentals are bad. I know that because I鈥檝e been to a lot of these places. A lot of people are using the rentals as a revenue stream or for when they鈥檙e going away.鈥�

At the end of the discussion, councillors agreed to put forth a motion by Rick de Jong to investigate and assemble a report on Airbnb鈥檚 operating in West 91大黄鸭 over a six-month period by city staff. The report is scheduled to be presented back to council next spring.