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Victoria goes to court to ban company from managing Airbnbs anywhere in city - Claims business is renting 4 downtown condos without licences (www.cbc.ca)

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The alleged violations "demonstrate that the respondents are unwilling to refrain from the unlawful acts and are a clear case of flouting the City's bylaws," read one of four petitions filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The filings are the latest legal fights over short-term rental laws in B.C. Amala's CEO, Angela Mason, is one of hundreds of property owners and managers currently taking the provincial government to court over new laws which they say could ruin their businesses.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Court documents say Amala Vacation Rental Solutions and its CEO are still managing four condos — all within a few blocks of each other in the heart of the provincial capital's tourist area — as short-term Airbnbs without permission, despite having been written more than a dozen tickets over the years.

The alleged violations "demonstrate that the respondents are unwilling to refrain from the unlawful acts and are a clear case of flouting the City's bylaws," read one of four petitions filed in B.C.

Amala's CEO, Angela Mason, is one of hundreds of property owners and managers currently taking the provincial government to court over new laws which they say could ruin their businesses.

The area is a hotspot for visitors, packed with shops, bookstores, restaurants and cocktail bars within walking distance of landmarks like the Inner Harbour and the B.C.

Its petitions say Mason signed a letter in September admitting she'd broken the bylaws after the city wrote her more than a dozen tickets that spring, but that the four properties are still advertised on Airbnb.

Mason, Amala and the West Coast Association for Property Rights filed a petition against the law in April; asking a judge to decide whether the province had the authority to pass the act.

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