Hundreds of people who rent rooms or homes on Airbnb in Toronto have been delisted from the platform after a city audit, with some saying they were booted because of minor clerical errors which have now cost them thousands of dollars in bookings.
The City of Toronto confirmed that a recent audit of its Airbnb registrations has resulted in approximately 300 people being delisted from the home-sharing website. In all, 700 listings in the city were cancelled, it said.
The city periodically reviews registrations to cut down on so-called “ghost hotels,” which are illegal rentals that aren’t owner-occupied, are often managed by a company and
