Tetler said bylaw officers, in the event of an absent homeowner, would leave warnings and tickets on the door or in the mailbox. If it got to an extreme point, bylaw enforcement could call the homeowner to appear in court. Someone would have to file a complaint for bylaw officers to go in the first place. 

Home share platforms 'regulate themselves' 

When it comes to safety measures, Clement said platforms regulate themselves, and additional government regulations on top of that "just make the process more burdensome for hosts: 

"There is an incentive practice built into the rating schemes for these services," said Clement. "There's a shift towards encouraging best practices. The system is set up to discourage (behaving improperly)." 

Baker said there have been loud parties and crowded street parking because of the home share in his neighbourhood — but even though he wants regulations in place, he doesn't know what could be done. 

Regulations for Windsor likely won't lake place until a decision is made in Toronto. where Alrbeb hosts are appealing regulations put in place there. 1:02 

"It should be simple," said Baker, pointing to bylaw enforcement taking more initiative —something the department in Windsor doesn't have the resources to do. 

Clement said one solution might be for home sharing services to add a 'comments from neighbours" section — but that really people should just go knock on the front door.

"I'd encourage people to talk to their neighbours," said Clement. "Have a civil discussion about what is and isn't working.' 

Katherine Donaldson, corporate policy coordinator for the city of Windsor said Windsor would likely not move forward with regulations until a decision was made from the Toronto appeal. 

"Until we get that precedent from the Toronto case, the Toronto appeal, we aren't moving forward with any of the other considerations until we get that legal framework." 

With files from Jason Viau