A lot of airbnb units are appearing as furnished rentals for 1-year (or shorter) terms. If you rent such a property, even if for a fixed term, remember that:

- if you don’t give notice, your tenancy continues after one year.
- you can’t be evicted to resume STR operations.

There will undoubtedly be attempts at eviction-by-rent-increase, but most of the airbnb universe is in buildings that were first occupied for residential purposes before Nov 15, 2018. https://twitter.com/c_m_doyle/status/1245762993310388226?s=21

As an example, here are downtown Toronto airbnb listings in October, 2018. In that rectangle - roughly bounded by Strachan, Church, the lake, and Queen Street - there are 3,788 listings shown.

CityPlace, Fort York, Entertainment District, King West, South Core...

...and if you do rent what you suspect to be a former airbnb property, remember that the landlord/owner should use the Province’s standard lease agreement, and you are entitled to ask for a copy.

You can download/print a blank template of the standard lease (residential tenancy agreement) here:
http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/FormDetail?OpenForm&ACT=RDR&TAB=PROFILE&SRCH&ENV=WWE&TIT=2229E&NO=047-2229E