British Columbia’s minister of housing says he’s shocked and frustrated by an attempt to recruit people to take part in what he calls a fraud to get around new rules about short-term rentals.
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’s licence to match an address it selects, then apply for an Airbnb approval.
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“Because this is a law aimed at curbing the rental crisis in BC, and because of the serious level of deception required to participate in this scheme, I would not be surprised if somebody got caught doing this and ended up getting a jail sentence.”
