Mr. Sookman also has expertise in municipal law and land use planning issues relating to short-term rentals (STRs). This includes the regulation of STRs by Ontario municipalities through licensing by-laws enacted under the Municipal Act, 2001 and zoning by-laws and official plan policies under the Planning Act; the scope of municipal powers to license, restrict or prohibit STR uses; legal non-conforming use and vested rights issues; procedural fairness, notice and public consultation requirements; and challenges to municipal by-laws, including applications to quash by-laws in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.