OrilliaMatters welcomes letters to the editor at [email protected]. Please include your daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). The following is in response to an article regarding the city moving to regulate short-term rentals, published April 20.
I’m glad to see council addressing this aggravating rental category.
While I’m sure most renters are well behaved, these facilities often see abuse by numerous party goers. Then, the neighbours have their day-to-day activities and sleep disrupted.
It is difficult to control how many people cohabit in these rental units, as they are advertised as “sleeping up to 20 people” in what we would consider a single-family dwelling. If a large group shares the cost for a party weekend, that street will be jammed with parked cars and much noise will ensue for most of the night.
One way to control such overcrowding would be to make the “no overnight parking” bylaw in force throughout the year, not just in the winter months. Certain exceptions could be applied for and allowed, if deemed necessary, but should not occur to permit overcrowding in rental accommodations. Vehicles stored on streets impede traffic and create dangerous conditions for pedestrians and other road users.
Glen Morehouse
Orillia
