The long-term problems of short-term rentals in Montreal

Bernard Sanchez stands on the sidewalk across from his house in Shaughnessy Village and points in all directions, singling out every second or third front door lining a residential street.
“There are five places within 20 metres of where we’re standing,” Sanchez says, identifying apartments being rented out through home-sharing services the likes of Airbnb and HomeAway.
He started noticing the trend about two years ago, when a house sold on Tupper St. was converted in