Alleged West Island party palace prompts bylaw changes targeting Airbnb

When you think of booking an Airbnb, you think London, Rome or Paris or, closer to home, Old Montreal. Pierrefonds-Roxboro would probably not top your list of tourist destinations. Yet at least one Airbnb in the borough had neighbours complaining to the mayor.
Mayor Jim Beis and council are poised to adopt a bylaw this month that will amend the definition of short-term tourist rentals and restrict the location of such rentals.
“We’re not downtown. It’s not what you would consid