Strike the right balance in regulating Airbnb

Vancouver city council is expected to vote this week on a report recommending a regulatory regime for short-term accommodation rentals, specifically targeting home-sharing platforms like Airbnb. 
The proposed regulations would legalize short-term rentals of a principal residence (currently, any rental of fewer than 28 days is illegal), but disallow them for investment properties, secondary suites and laneway houses. They would require a host to buy an annual business licence for $49 and imp