Victoria goes to court to ban company from managing Airbnbs anywhere in city
The City of Victoria is going to court to permanently ban a local property management company from running short-term rentals anywhere in the city, claiming the business has been advertising and operating Airbnbs in a popular area of the downtown core without the proper licences.
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![The entrance to a 728 Yates Street, where the City of Victoria claims a property management company has been advertising an Airbnb without the proper licences. A beige high-rise tower is pictured on a sunny day.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7234221.1718306404!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/yates-fisgard.jpg)
The City of Victoria is going to court to permanently ban a local property management company from running short-term rentals anywhere in the city, claiming the business has been advertising and operating Airbnbs in a popular area of the downtown core without the proper licences.