Thread by @areacode416

I just went through the City of Toronto's Short-Term Rental $50 registration process to see how it went. I'll tweet some screenshots and observations. But first, the link. #shorttermrentals #airbnb /1
toronto.ca/community-peop…

It asks if the place is your principal residence (a requirement), then gives some helpful guidance. /2

When it asks what kind of building it is, there was something interesting under Single/Semi that wasn't under Townhouse/Rowhouse, and that was a Laneway Suite/Guest House option. Laneway suites are permissable in some rowhouses (e.g. end of row, or 1m wide walkway) so, weird. /3

Something I wasn't expecting from keeping up with this whole story developing was the need for a 24-hour contact. You have to get them to sign a document declaring themselves as available for this. /4

This declaration is wild to me. What tiny percentage of people know if their residence complies with the Fire Cod and Building Code?? /5

You then get a confirmation email with your reference number, and they say they'll get back to you within 5 business days. /6

Here's some of the heaviest fines that they can levy on individual operators. /7