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Originally Posted by supafamous
So the policy says:
Our framework prohibits short-term rentals in the following types of properties:
- rental units
- secondary suites (legal suites located within a home) and homes which contain secondary suites
- accessory buildings such as a garage or laneway home
- group homes
- units with home-based occupation or childcare facilities
You're only allowed to AirBnB your primary residence (a part or all of it) or a strata property that you own.
In your case you have a basement suite that has a kitchen (I'm guessing it's not a legal secondary suite - not judging here, mine is not legal either) which means you can't legally AirBnB it out. If it didn't have a kitchen it would not be considered a suite even if there's a locked door separating you from the renters. And it's only considered a kitchen if it has a standard stove (220v/gas) AND an exhaust fan - if you were to replace it with a portable hot plate (say a dual burner induction unit) then it'd be ok.
This is all from the two bylaw officers who made me rip out one of my suites after I got reported by a narc neighbour.
So to be legal and retain privacy (locking off the renters) you'd have to remove your stove and exhaust fan and replace it with a portable cooking device. Then you'd have a legal AirBnB by the book.
Does this sound stupid? You bet. I've had to spend thousands ripping stuff out(bathtub, removing 220v outlets) (and lost months of rent) to pass their inspection despite it being extremely obvious to all parties that I would be putting it all back in and going back to renting right after (one of the by-law officers said she would live in the suite she was ordering us to rip out cause it was really nice)  |
Yup I have a kitchen with stove, hood fan, fridge in my basement. That makes it a suite in Burnaby Airbnb books; thus making it illegal. Well only illegal if bylaws came and busted me. When I do airbnb search for properties in Burnaby for houses, all of them are suites with kitchens with full appliance. I guess it's only illegal until someone snitches on them.
For the Burnaby Supplementary utility fees declaration, do you guys just put not rented out? To me this is just another fee for the City to pocket $$$ for having tenants? I'm sure many people rent out their basement but claim not renting it out? Again just another one of those if illegal only if someone snitches you out.
I guess long-term tenants seems lesser hassle route considering how restrictive these bylaws are in place.