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Ravi Kahlon shared a screenshot on social media showing a Vancouver-based rental management company offering $500 to people willing to change the address on their driver香蕉视频直播檚 licence to match an address it selects, then apply for an Airbnb approval.
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The government introduced legislation last month to limit short-term rentals in many cities in B.C. in an effort to put thousands of units back into the long-term rental pool, with the changes coming into effect in May.
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Online platforms will be required to share data with the province, something Kahlon said will help crack down on scammers.
Kahlon said local government and the ministries of housing and finance will enforce the new rules.
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