Montreal says it will only allow Airbnbs across city in summer, crack down during rest of year [Video]

The City of Montreal is tightening the rules on short-term rentals arranged through companies like Airbnb as it tries to keep rising rents in check.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said Thursday the regulations introduced by the Quebec government aren’t working. The city is moving to therefore only allow short-term rentals between June 10 and Sept. 10 at primary residences across the city.

The rest of the year, short-term rentals will be allowed exclusively in properly registered units within zones permitted by the city.

Plante said the current provincial rules that required all renters to register with the city had overwhelmed inspectors, making it difficult for them to keep up.

The current “model doesn’t apply to our Montreal reality,” she said in a statement.

“By limiting short-term rentals throughout the territory to a single permitted period, we will facilitate the work of our inspectors, who will no longer have to put …